
A definitive and richly illustrated account of cats in Egyptian life, religion, and art


Cat fanciers who consider their pets majestic have history on their side: felines were domesticated in ancient Egypt around 2000 B.C. while their European cousins still ran wild. Over the centuries they gained an exalted position in royal society--revered as an incarnation...

Cat fanciers who consider their pets majestic have history on their side: felines were domesticated in ancient Egypt around 2000 B.C. while their European cousins still ran wild. Over the centuries they gained an exalted position in royal society--revered as an incarnation...
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English summary: The wild cat was domesticated as early as 2000 BC, but became an essential, respected, and venerated subject of Egyptian culture only 500 years later. Drawing on a large number of sources -- written, archaeological, and material -- Jaromir Malek examines...
