The Hare Krishna Contribution to Vegetarianism and Animal Rights" Steven Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa) explores the world of the Hare Krishna movement, which has been instrumental in raising awareness of vegetarianism and the plight of animals in the United States. Holy Cow begins by introducing the Hare Krishna movement and of its colorful singing and dancing, its book distribution program, and especially its restaurants, sacred food distribution, and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Rosen returns to the early days of Indian culture, to a time when daily life was based on Vedic principles and scriptural wisdom, and shows how vegetarianism and animal rights were endorsed by the Vedic texts. Rosen reveals how a tension was created by a concomitant endorsement of animal sacrifices in ancient Indian culture, a tension that led in part to the beginnings of Jainism and Buddhism. Rosen then examines the rise of Vaishnavism--the worship of the god Vishnu, or Krishna--and how Vaishnavites were sympathetic to vegetarianism and animal rights, showing the link between the contemporary Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON), founded in the 1960s, and the ancient Vaishnavaites and all that they have accomplished in between. Rosen looks at the "Food for Life" program, the restaurants and cookbooks, and the various forms of writing about vegetarianism and animal rights. The book also includes recipes for those who wish to taste Krishna. In conclusion, Rosen illustrates how deeply Hare Krishna devotees have influenced the contemporary vegetarian movement and its call for ahimsa, or nonviolence, toward all living beings. Steven Rosen is the author of some twenty books on Hindu-related subjects. He is an initiated disciple of Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Vaishnava Studies, a peer-refereed academic journal that focuses on the culture and philosophy of Vaishnava-Hinduism. He lives in upstate New York. Softbound, 192 pages. Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days. OHCV$17.00 To contact us for more information or to place an order please call us Toll-Free at 877-889-0905 from the US or Canada. For International calls please call 305-395-7264or Email us at naturalnirvana108@yahoo.com. Best to call between Monday to Saturday 10 am to 10 pm Eastern Standard Time . Click Picture to Enlarge. After enlarging picture to enlarge again click on the lower right corner of the picture and a small box will appear. Then click on this box and the picture will increase size again. Our Natural Nirvana Guarantee Your satisfaction is very important to us. If you are not completely satisfied with any of the wonderful products on our site, we'll refund your money. That simple. No questions asked. This site is maintaining our two information sites: Spiritual India & Nepal http://www.spiritual-india.com which describes in detail thousands of spiritual places in India and Vegetarian Restaurants & Natural Food Store with Vegetarianism & Vegan Information http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net which lists over 6,000 vegetarian places around the world.