Classical cats : the rise and fall of the sacred cat / Donald Engels.
Classical cats : the rise and fall of the sacred cat / Donald Engels.
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London : Routledge, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N398.24529/1
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English
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xii, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Introduction: The cat in history. Evolution, biology, and behavior. Types of domestic cat. Mice and rats -- 1. Egypt. The Libyan wildcat. The miu: the domesticated cat. Iconography. The goddess in the house: the sacred cats of Egypt. Egyptian cats from the fifth century B.C. through the Roman era, A...
The afterlife of the sacred cat. Renaissance and redemption -- App. 1. Portrayals of cats, cheetahs, and pantherines (lions, leopards) in Greek and Roman art -- App. 2. Cat remains from Greek and Roman archeological sites -- App. 3. The Vox in Rama of Gregory IX.
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London : Routledge, 1999.
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England
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1999.
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"There has been much debate about the position of the cat in ancient Greece and Rome. Artistic representations are sometimes ambiguous, and its role as a mouse-catcher seems often to have been carried out by weasels. Other evidence clearly suggests that the cat was as important to Greeks and Romans as it is to many modern people."--BOOK JACKET. "Th...
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Classical cats : the rise and fall of the sacred cat / Donald Engels.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N398.24529/1
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0415212510 (hardcover)
9780415212519 :
0415212510 :
9780415212519 (hardcover)
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398.245297520901
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991011936159702626
