Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines

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Cats in folklore, myth and legend

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines gives an intriguing insight into the historical relationship between cats and humans by exploring the folklore, myths and legends that relate to cats from around the globe. For thousands of years, cats and humankind have been inextricably intertwined. From the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Bastet to the cat demon Yokai of Japan, people have been fascinated, enthralled and horrified in equal measure by everything feline-related.Throughout history, cats have been revered and reviled and everything in between. Worshipped as divine, blamed for plague and pestilence, or labelled as the demonic companions of witches – whether fair or foul, no other animal has attracted such consistent attention, a fact strongly illustrated by the vast number of myths, legends, sayings, superstitions and tales that exist regarding these enigmatic creatures.Today, mankind is no less under the feline thrall, with cat memes, videos and celebrity cat accounts numbering amongst the highest-ranking entertainment across the internet. Unknown to many, this cultural fascination has a deep and rich history that spans continents and millennia. Discover the roots of this age-old captivation with our feline counterparts and why they have been loved – or otherwise – by so many.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-04-02
Mått152 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagBatsford
ISBN9781849949736

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Willow Winsham is a cat-lover, folklorist and author of a number of books on folklore subjects including the Treasury of Folklore series and The Story of Witches. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter (X) account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday. She lives with feline friends, Hector and Jayfeather.

IntroductionPart One: Sayings, Superstitions and Strange BeliefsFateful Felines: Good and Bad Fortune:Unlucky for Some: Black CatsThe Curse of the May Kitten.Puss in Boots: Constantino and his CatThrowing a Black Cat: The Treasure of the CarbuncloJapan’s Inviting Cat: Maneki Neko Matters of Life and Death:The Nine Lives of a CatTake Your Breath AwayFrom Titanic to Lusitania: Cats and Shipwrecks Rain, Rain, Go Away: Predicting the WeatherCats at SeaWhy Cats Always Wash After Eating Letting the Cat out of the Bag and other Popular SayingsLetting the Cat out of the BagThe Witch and Her CatCat Saints and Feline Deities:Bastet and the Sun God: Cats in Ancient EgyptCat Gods and Goddesses:TezcatlipocaNarasimhaBoxout: A Chariot Pulled by Cats: The Goddess FreyaCeridwen and other GoddessesThe Cat on the Ark and other LegendsPatrons of Cats: St Jerome and other Cat SaintsHow the Tabby got its MarkingsPalita and Lomasa Part Two: Cats of Fairytale, Lore and LegendFerocious Felines:Feline Fashion Police: The Yule CatBe Careful Where You Look: The SkoffinBeware the Wampus CatVampire CatsThe Fairy Cat: Cat SithKing Arthur’s Killer: The Cath PalugGhost of the Capitol: Demon CatJapan’s Supernatural Cats: NekomataThe KashaBakenekoThe Tale of the Manx CatThe Mystery of the CabbitThe Old Woman and the CatCats in Folk and Fairy Tale:The Many Tales of CatsWhy Dog Chases CatBayun the CatKisa the CatHow the Pussy Willow got its NameGrinning Like a Cheshire CatConclusion: Celebrating Cats: Past, Present and FutureThe Hermitage CatsAcknowledgementsSelected Further ReadingIndex