Cows, milk and religion: the use of dairy produce in early societies

Finbar McCormick

doi:10.5252/az2012n2a7

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Finbar McCormick¹

¹School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology Queen's University Belfast f.mccormick@qub.ac.uk

Abstract

This review of documentary sources, particularly from Early Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and Europe seeks to show how the range of dairy products varied in different areas and to demonstrate that in many societies, cows and dairying played an important role in early religious practice. The range of dairy products consumed also varied greatly between different societies and the use of milk did not automatically imply that dairying technology was applied to its full potential. Also, in some cultures the consumption of milk was confined to certain sections of society.

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Finbar McCormick "Cows, milk and religion: the use of dairy produce in early societies," Anthropozoologica 47(2), 101-113, (1 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.5252/az2012n2a7

Received: 7 April 2011; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 December 2012