The Kingdom of the Cat - Softcover

Jay, Roni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552094804 ISBN 13: 9781552094808

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2000

Synopsis

The Kingdom of the Cat traces the cat's relationship with humans since it was first domesticated by the Egyptians. It covers every aspect of cat life, from anatomy to the various breeds. Entire sections are devoted to the cat in art, literature, myth and legend. The ever-changing role that the cat has played through the ages is depicted, and many of the falsehoods that surround the cat are dispelled. A fascinating look at the witch's cat explains how it came to be so, and how religious beliefs of the Middle Ages influenced the way cats were treated.

Illustrated with over 250 full color and black and white photographs and illustrations, including reproductions of paintings and drawings of cats through history and from around the world, The Kingdom of the Cat includes photographs of all of the major breeds and information on breeding and showing cats. Everything the cat lover needs to know:

The Origins of the Domestic Cat
The Biology of the Cat
The Cat and Man
The Cat in Myth and Legend
The Cat and Witchcraft
The Cat in Art and Literature
The Cat's Sixth Sense
Breeding Cats
Cat Breeds
Further Reading and Useful Addresses.

About this title

About the Author

Roni Jay is a freelance writer who has written many articles and texts for books and videos. Her previous titles include Mystic Cats, Feng Shui for Cats and Mythology. She lives in Devon, England.

From Booklist

There is something about cats--scores of books are published about them every year, and yet the reading public never seems to tire of the literary feline. Jay's contribution to this abundance of ailurophilic volumes is a welcome addition. Cats are familiar to virtually everyone, as the domestic cat has been introduced everywhere that humans have settled. The author explores both our fascination with cats and the resulting farfromsimple relationship between humans and cats. One of the last to be domesticated of our companion animals, cats have been deified as gods by the Egyptians, burned as witches' familiars by the Puritans, and utilized everywhere for their ability to hunt the vermin that our stored grain products attract. Cats now rival dogs as the favorite pet animal worldwide. Jay documents these disparate views of the cat as she examines their place in human society through time, with chapters covering cats in witchcraft, the domestication of the cat, cats in arts and literature, and the cat's sixth sense. Chapters concerning cat biology and cat breeds are shorter, with material that has been better covered elsewhere. Beautifully illustrated with photos and reproductions of cats in art, this book will be popular among the legions of cat lovers. Nancy Bent
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About this edition

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1552094804
• ISBN 13: 9781552094808
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224