The myth of the holy cow

著者

• Jha, D. N. (Dwijendra Narayan)

書誌事項

The myth of the holy cow

D.N. Jha

Verso, 2002

注記

First published as Holy cow in India by Matrix Books, an imprint of CB Publishers, New Delhi 2001

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The growth of religious fundamentalism in India is symbolized by the existence of a BJP government committed to the Hindutva. There is growing pressure to declare the cow a sacred, national animal and to ban its slaughter. This illuminating work is a response to this crazed confessionalism. It challenges obscurantist views on the sanctity of the cow in Hindu tradition and culture. Dwijendra Narayan Jha, a leading Indian historian, argues that beef played an important part in the cuisine of ancient India, long before the birth of Islam. It was very much a feature of the approved Brahmanical and Buddhist diet. The evidence he produces from a variety of religious and secular texts is compelling. His opponents, including the current government of India and the fundamentalist groups backing it, have demanded that the book should be ritually burned in public. It has already been banned by the Allahabad High Court and the author's life has been threatened.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA59303120
• ISBN:
  • 1859846769
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: 183 p.
• 大きさ: 23 cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 324.254082
• 件名:
  • BLSH : Bharatiya Janata Party
  • LCSH : Cattle -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism
  • LCSH : India -- Politics and government -- 1977-