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Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat
Classical Cats The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat
Author: Donald W. Engels
Domesticated cats were the bulwark of western societies' defense against rodents and the many diseases they carry, including typhus and the bubonic plague. Cats were also important religious symbols for the goddess Artemis of the Greeks, Diana of the Romans and the Greco-Egyptian goddess, Isis. In this beautifully illustrated book, Donald Engels...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415212519
ISBN-10: 0415212510
Publication Date: 1/2000
Pages: 227
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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