The Rhetoric of Violence, Religion, and Purity in India’s Cow Protection Movement

In India there has been a recent increase in violence and intolerance towards people who eat beef. While India has a fairly wide Cow Protection Act that bars the slaughter of female cows and calves, many areas have permitted slaughter of bulls and bullocks for centuries. Hindu religion has no doctri...

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Main Author: Gittinger, Juli L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2017
In: Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-149
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