Sacred Bull, Holy Cow: A Cultural Study of Civilization's Most Important Animal
- ISBN-10
- 0820479020
- ISBN-13
- 9780820479026
- Category
- Cattle
- Pages
- 302
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Peter Lang
- Author
- Donald K. Sharpes
Description
Original Scholarly Monograph
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