The myth of the holy cow : with additional material: B.R. Ambedkar on beef-eating and untouchability
Publication details: New Delhi: Navayana, 2009. Description: 207pSubject(s): Summary: THE HISTORIAN Dwijendra Narayan Jha shows us how the ‘holiness’ of the cow is a myth, and how its flesh was an important part of the cuisine of ancient India. The earliest evidence for beef-eating comes from the oldest Indian texts—the Vedas and their auxiliaries. Citing Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina scriptures, Jha underlines that beef-eating was not Islam’s ‘baneful bequeathal’ to India. Nor can abstention from it be a mark of ‘Hindu’ identity like Hindutva enforcers argue.| Cover image | Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | URL | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | Item hold queue priority | Course reserves | |
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THE HISTORIAN Dwijendra Narayan Jha shows us how the ‘holiness’ of the cow is a myth, and how its flesh was an important part of the cuisine of ancient India. The earliest evidence for beef-eating comes from the oldest Indian texts—the Vedas and their auxiliaries. Citing Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina scriptures, Jha underlines that beef-eating was not Islam’s ‘baneful bequeathal’ to India. Nor can abstention from it be a mark of ‘Hindu’ identity like Hindutva enforcers argue.
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