Felines and Female Divinities: The Association of Cats with Goddesses, Ancient and Contemporary

From Neolithic sites in Anatolia, to Sumer, Crete, Egypt, Greece and India,cats, great and small, have been associated with female figures and divinities. Their power, intelligent self-awareness, and mysterious shape-shifting characteristics have exerted a profound influence on humankind. But, why d...

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Main Author: Diesel, A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: ASRSA 2008
In: Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 21, Issue: 1
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