01265cam a2200289 a 4500 230590 BD-DhUL 20170521091019.0 020424s2002 enk b 001 0 eng GBA2-Z2727 1859846769 hardback L.16.00 230590 UKM eng BD-DhUL NjP BD-DhUL a-ii--- 294.5 JHM Jha, D. N. (Dwijendra Narayan), 1940- The myth of the holy cow / D. N. Jha. New York : Verso, 2002. xii, 183 p. ; 23 cm. Previously published as: Holy Cow. New Delhi, India : Matrix Books, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-172) and index. 1. 'Animals are verily food' but Yajnavalkya favours beef -- 2. The rejection of animal sacrifice: an assertion of the sacredness of the cow? -- 3. The later Dharmasastric tradition and beyond -- 4. The cow in the Kali Age and memories of beef consumption -- 5. A paradoxical sin and the paradox of the cow -- 6. Resume: the elusive 'Holy Cow'. Bharatiya Janata Party. Cattle Religious aspects Hinduism. India Politics and government 1977- ddc BK 200658 200658 0 0 ddc 0 294_500000000000000_JHM 1 NFIC 338457 DUL DUL AAC 2017-05-21 Gift 294.5 JHM 438084 2017-05-21 2017-05-21 BK