Goossaert, Vincent. L'interdit du boeuf en Chine. Agriculture, ethique et sacrifice.(Book review)

GOOSSAERT, Vincent. L'interdit du boeuf en Chine. Agriculture, ethique et sacrifice. Bibliotheque de l'Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, Volume XXXIV. Paris: College de France, 2005. 320 pages. Illustrations, bibliography, index. Paper, EUR 33; ISBN 2-85757-066-X.

This book is a monograph about the beef taboo, a very important moral rule in China, which linked two demands: not killing cows and not eating their meat. This essay in Sinology approaches several anthropological themes concerning alimentary taboos, however the author says he uses "a historian's method" ...

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