Symbol and Sustenance: Cattle in South Asian Culture
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- Authors
- Lodrick, D. O.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lodrick, Deryck O.
- Venue
- Dialectical Anthropology
- Published
- 2005-03
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 61-84
- ISSN
- 0304-4092 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0786
- OpenAlex
- W1978242545
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- 44
- References
- 47
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- FWCI
- 7.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Dialectical Anthropology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › South Asian Studies and Diaspora
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › General Arts and Humanities › Cultural and Mythological Studies
- Keywords
- sacred cows, cattle symbolism, Bos indicus, Indus Valley civilization, Vedic religion, ahimsa, Hinduism, cattle slaughter, Hindu nationalism, South Asian religions
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