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Title: Sacred Bull, Holy Cow

Sacred Bull, Holy Cow

A Cultural Study of Civilization’s Most Important Animal

by Donald K. Sharpes (Author)
©2006 Monographs 302 Pages
History & Political Science

Summary

Across the world cattle remain absolutely essential to civilization’s survival as a source of food, clothing, and labor. Human beings eat beef and ice cream, drink milk, wear leather, and love hamburgers and hot dogs. This book describes the history of the domestication and deification of the cow and bull and their intimate relation to humans. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) scares reveal its continued importance in daily life.

Details

Pages
302
Year
2006
ISBN (Hardcover)
9780820479026
Language
English
Keywords
Rind Geschichte Culture Zoology Agriculture Kultur Humanity
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2006. 302 pp., 10 fig.

Biographical notes

Donald K. Sharpes (Author)

The Author: Donald K. Sharpes is Adjunct Professor of Education at Arizona State University, an internationally known scholar in the social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and teacher education, and the author of 17 books and over 230 professional articles. He did his postdoctoral studies at the University of Sussex, was a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University, and has lived and worked in the Middle East.

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