Author: Jha, Dwijendra Narayan
Title: The Myth of the Holy Cow
Description: London, Verso, 2002. orig.boards. 22x14cm, 183 pp, Includes passages in Sanskrit (Sanskrit in roman).. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: "Animals are verily food" but Yãjñavalkya Favours Beef; the Rejection of Animal Sacrifice: An Assertion of the Sacredness of the Cow?; The Later Dharmasãstric Tradition and Beyond; The Cow in the Kali Age and Memories of Beef Consumption; A Paradoxical Sin and the Paradox of the Cow;Resume: The Elusive " Holy Cow ".

Keywords: Indian Political History, Hinduism, Sacred Cows, Religious Beliefs, Bharatiya Janata, Party Politics, Hindu Nationalism, Nationalist, India South Asia