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Cows in Contested Fields

Published:2019-11-02 Issue: Volume: Page:53-107
ISSN:2634-6672
Container-title:Cow Care in Hindu Animal Ethics
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Valpey Kenneth R.

Abstract

AbstractIncreasing social and political conflict in the late nineteenth century leads to the rise of the Cow Protection movement, continuing in various forms to the present day. Chapter 2 introduces four prominent figures variously related to this movement (Swami Dayananda Saraswati, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, and Swami Prabhupada) to locate important features of the modern intellectual terrain on which a controversy has unfolded over textual interpretation: Was animal sacrifice actually performed in ancient Vedic rites, and if so, what relation did those practices have with scriptural admonitions to practice nonviolence (ahimsa)? Differing narratives impact current politics and treatment of cows in particular in India, with rhetoric often clouding balanced ethical thinking.

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Springer International Publishing

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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-28408-4_3

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