A Ceremonial Ox of India
The Mithan in Nature, Culture, and History--With Notes on the Domestication of Common Cattle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7757202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erich Isaac, Frederick J Simoons, Elizabeth S Simoons |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205 |
| Publication date | 1970-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/142632 |
| OpenAlex | W1987810938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
A report is given of a detailed study of the cultural geography of the mithan (Bos frontalis), a domesticated bovine that is not milked. Topics include the physical and behavioral characteristics of the mithan; its role in several ethnic groups of India; its role in society and economy; and its domestication, with reference to the domestication of common cattle
Ancient history · Biology · Domestication · Ethnology · Geography · Sociology · Anthropology · Ecology · History · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |