The Cat in Ancient Egypt

by Jaromir Malek

Book Overview

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 of a goddess, modeled in bronze statuettes, and even mummified and buried with their owners. Yet cats also won commoners' respect for their humble origins and protective instincts,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812216326
• ISBN13: 9780812216325
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.6"