The History Of Vegetarianism And Cow-veneration In India Beiträge Zur Geschichte Von Vegetarismus Und Rinderverehrung In Indien. English

For The First Time, This Influential Study By Ludwig Alsdorf Is Made Available To An English Speaking Audience, Translated By Bal Patil. It Focuses On Two Of The Most Pertinent Issues In Indian Religion, The History Of Vegetarianism And Cow-veneration, And Its Historical Approach Remains Relevant To This Day. With Reference To Significant Brahminical Texts, Such As Key Chapters Of The Book Of Manu, The Book Centres On The Author's Analysis Of The Role Of Jainism In The History Of Vegetarianism. The Author Explores The History Of Meat-eating In India And Its Relationship To Religious Thought And Custom, And Searches For Solutions To The Problem Of Cattle Veneration. Besides A Comprehensive Translation Of The Original German Manuscript Beitrage Zur Geschichte Von Vegetarismus Und Rinderverehrung In Indien, Four Important Articles Directly Related To Alsdorf's Work By Kapadia, Heesterman And Schmidt Are Made Available In This New Edition.--jacket. Ludwig Alsdorf ; Translated From German By Bal Patil ; Revised By Nichola Hayton ; Edited With Additional Notes, A Bibliography And Four Appendices By Willem Bollée. First Published In German In 1962 As Beiträge Zur Geschichte Von Vegetarismus Und Rinderverehrung In Indien By Verlag Der Akademie Der Wissenschaften Und Der Literatur, Mainz, Germany. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 75-82) And Indexes. Translated From The German. For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indian religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration, and its historical approach remains relevant to this day.With reference to significant brahminical texts, such as key chapters of the Book of Manu, the book centres on the author's analysis of the role of Jinism in the history of vegetarianism. The author explores the history of meat-eating in India and its relationship to religious thought and custom, and searches for solutions to the problem of cattle veneration. Besides a comprehensive translation of the original German manuscript'Beiträge zur Geschichte von Vegetarismus und Rinderverehrung in Indien', four important articles directly related to Alsdorf's work by Kapadia, Heesterman and Schmidt are made available in this new edition. These additional contributions and careful notes by the editor Willem Bollée add a modern perspective to a study that remains a key reference for students and scholars of Religious Studies, Asian Studies and History. For The First Time, This Influential Study By Ludwig Alsdorf Is Made Available To An English Speaking Audience, Translated By Bal Patil. It Focuses On Two Of The Most Pertinent Issues In Indian Religion, The History Of Vegetarianism And Cow-veneration, And Its Historical Approach Remains Relevant To This Day. With Reference To Significant Brahminical Texts, Such As Key Chapters Of The Book Of Manu, The Book Centres On The Author's Analysis Of The Role Of Jinism In The History Of Vegetarianism. The Author Explores The History Of Meat-eating In India And Its Relationship To Religious Thought And Custom, And Searches For Solutions To The Problem Of Cattle Veneration. Besides A Comprehensive Translation Of The Original German Manuscript Beiträge Zur Geschichte Von Vegetarismus Und Rinderverehrung In Indien, Four Important Articles Directly Related To Alsdorf's Work By Kapadia, Heesterman And Schmidt Are Made Available In This New Edition. These Additional Contributions And Careful Notes By The Editor Willem Bollée Add A Modern Perspective To A Study That Remains A Key Reference For Students And Scholars Of Religious Studies, Asian Studies And History. Humanities BOOK COVER 1 TITLE 4 COPYRIGHT 5 CONTENTS 6 ABBREVIATIONS 8 INTRODUCTION 9 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF VEGETARIANISM AND COW-VENERATION IN INDIA 14 BIBLIOGRAPHY 88 SUBJECT INDEX 96 INDEX LOCORUM 100 Appendix I: REVIEWS 103 Appendix II: THE ORIGIN OF AHIMSA 107 Appendix III: AHIMSA AND REBIRTH 141 WORKS CITED AND THEIR ABRREVIATIONS 173 Appendix IV: PROHIBITION OF FLESHEATING IN JAINISM 176 BIBLIOGRAPHY TO THE APPENDICES 185 Introduction. Abbreviations 1. Contributions to the History of Vegetarianism and Cow Veneration in India 2. Bibliography. Appendix I: Review of Alsdorf by Jan Heesterman. Appendix II: Classical follow-up article by H.-P. Schmidt, `The Origin of Ahimsa. Appendix III: do, Ahimsa and Rebirth. Appendix IV: H.R. Kapadia's Critical Review of Western Interpretations of Early Jaina Vegetarianism: `Prohibition of Flesh Eating in Jainism' For the first time, this influential study by Ludwig Alsdorf is made available to an English speaking audience, translated by Bal Patil. It focuses on two of the most pertinent issues in Indic religion, the history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration, and its historical approach remains relevant to this day.