TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jha, D. N.
TI  - The myth of the holy cow
SN  - 1859846769
U1  - 294.5 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Verso
KW  - Bharatiya Janata Party
KW  - Cattle
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - India
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1977-
N1  - 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'
ER  -