奇猫与幻兽：民间传说与神话中的猫 Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines：The Cat in Folklore, Myth, and Legend

基本信息

ISBN-13：9781849949736

ISBN-10：1849949735

Author：Willow Winsham

Publisher：Batsford

Imprint：Batsford

Format：Hardcover

Number of Pages：192

Release Date：13 April 2026

Weight：572g

Dimensions：23mm x 241mm x 159mm

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书籍简介

《好奇的猫与奇幻的猫科动物》一书通过探索世界各地与猫相关的民间传说、神话和传奇故事，深入剖析了猫与人类之间错综复杂的历史关系。

数千年来，猫与人类的联系密不可分。从古埃及的女神芭丝特到日本的猫妖，人们对猫科动物的一切都充满了好奇、着迷和恐惧。

纵观历史，猫既受人敬仰，也遭人憎恶，各种评价不一而足。它们被奉为神明，被指责为瘟疫的来源，也被贴上女巫的恶魔伴侣的标签——无论褒贬，没有其他动物像猫一样，始终吸引着人们的关注。关于这些神秘生物的大量神话、传说、谚语、迷信和故事，便是证明。

如今，人类依然深受猫咪的喜爱，猫咪表情包、视频和名人猫咪账号在互联网娱乐领域占据着举足轻重的地位。然而，鲜为人知的是，这种文化迷恋有着悠久而丰富的历史，其足迹遍布各大洲，绵延数千年。让我们一起探索这种古老的猫咪魅力之源，了解它们为何如此受人喜爱——或反之。

Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines gives an intriguing insight into the historical relationship between cats and humans by exploring the folklore, myths and legends that relate to cats from around the globe.

For thousands of years, cats and humankind have been inextricably intertwined. From the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Bastet to the cat demon Yokai of Japan, people have been fascinated, enthralled and horrified in equal measure by everything feline-related.

Throughout history, cats have been revered and reviled and everything in between. Worshipped as divine, blamed for plague and pestilence, or labelled as the demonic companions of witches - whether fair or foul, no other animal has attracted such consistent attention, a fact strongly illustrated by the vast number of myths, legends, sayings, superstitions and tales that exist regarding these enigmatic creatures.

Today, mankind is no less under the feline thrall, with cat memes, videos and celebrity cat accounts numbering amongst the highest-ranking entertainment across the internet. Unknown to many, this cultural fascination has a deep and rich history that spans continents and millennia. Discover the roots of this age-old captivation with our feline counterparts and why they have been loved - or otherwise - by so many.

作者简介

威洛·温沙姆

威洛·温沙姆是一位巫术史学家，专攻英国的巫术案件。她是《被告：英国历史上的女巫》和《英格兰巫术审判》（Pen and Sword出版社）的作者。她也是#FolkloreThursday的联合创始人，这是一个颇受欢迎的网站和推特账号，每周四都会为关注者带来来自世界各地的精彩故事和传统。

Willow Winsham

Willow Winsham is an historian of witchcraft, specialising in English witchcraft cases. She is author of Accused: British Witches Throughout History and England’s Witchcraft Trials from Pen and Sword Books. She is co-founder of #FolkloreThursday, a popular website and Twitter account that brings fascinating tales and traditions from all corners of the globe to its followers every Thursday.