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Sacred bull, holy cow : a cultural study of civilization's most important animal / Donald K. Sharpes.

By: Sharpes, Donald K.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : P. Lang, c2006Description: vii, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0820479020 .Subject(s): Cattle -- History | Cattle -- Religious aspects | Cattle -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 636.2
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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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-295) and index.

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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.