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By Michaels, Leonard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-57322-013-2
- Publisher
- Riverhead Hardcover
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Library Journal
Reviewed on September 15, 1995
De Laroche, a French journalist who has written several books on cats, explores the historical love-hate relationship between cats and humans. As he explains, the earliest known cat remains associated with human settlement date from 6700 B.C.E. in Jericho. The cat was very important to the early Egyptians, as evidenced in sacred texts, statuary, and the cult of Bastet. In medieval Europe, however, the feline was viewed as a disturbance to the established order of Christianity, and superstitions about cats as the cause of bad luck became widespread. The animals came back into favor through the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
