Abstract
This chapter takes up Bruce Lincoln’s idea of ritual as an “instrument of struggle” in order to examine the intense debates over animal sacrifice in modern India. Looking specifically at recent controversies surrounding sacrifice in the state of Assam, the chapter suggests that animal killing lies at the center of a much larger series of struggles over religious identity and the boundaries of the modern nation. Most recently, sacrifice has become central to debates over tourism and economic development in northeast India, as conservative Hindu politicians have tried to transform Assam into a new engine of national growth, while at the same time trying to purify the local practices of their messier and bloodier aspects.
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