Alsdorf, Ludwig, 1904-1978.

The history of vegetarianism and cow-veneration in India / Ludwig Alsdorf ; translated from German by Bal Patil ; revised by Nichola Hayton ; edited with additional notes, a bibliography and four appendices by Willem Bollée. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xi, 171 p. ; 23 cm. - Routledge advances in Jaina studies .

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 and indexes.

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Cows--Religious aspects--Jainism.
Jainism--History.
Vegetarianism--Religious aspects--Jainism.
Vegetarianism--History.--India