Animal Sacrifice, Religion and Law in South Asia

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Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The judicialisation and politicisation of sacrifice

1 Animal sacrifice, politics and the law in Tamil Nadu, South India

2 Animal sacrifice on trial: Moral reforms and religious freedom in India

3 Hidden meanings of buffalo sacrifice: Dalit defiance and the working of law and the state in South India

4 On blood, power, and public interest: The concealment of Hindu sacrificial rites under Indian law

5 'Who belled the cat?': The magistrate, the king, the pandit and the abolition of animal sacrifice in a Bengali town

6 The last straw on the camel's back: Analysing judicial decisions and legal approaches on protection of camels in India

7 'Not in the name of dharma': A judgment of the Supreme Court of Nepal on mass sacrifices at the Ga?hi Mai Mela

Afterword

Index

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• Direito internacional
• Estudos regionais
• Ética e filosofia moral
• Ética religiosa
• Hinduismo
• Legislação social

Animals;South Asia;Law;Religion;Animal Sacrifice;Tamil Nadu;Buffalo Sacrifice;Animal Welfare;Temple Committee;West Bengal;Interim Order;Temple Management Committee;Camel Sacrifice;Camel Population;Village Goddess;Himachal Pradesh;Modern Indian Law;Calcutta High Court;Caste Hindus;Rukmini Devi;Court File;Dalit Man;Temple Trust;Temple Entry;AIADMK Government;Dm;Animal Cruelty;Writ Petition;NGO Worker