TY - BOOK AU - Donald K. Sharpes PY - 2021 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag TI - Sacred Bull, Holy Cow T2 - A Cultural Study of Civilization’s Most Important Animal UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1102089 N2 - 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. KW - Rind, Geschichte, Culture, Zoology, Agriculture, Kultur, Humanity LA - English ER -