Nine Lives - The Folklore of Cats (Superstitions, Ghost Stories, Folk Wisdom and Nursery Rhymes)

Since the worship of the Egyptian cat-goddess Bast two thousand years ago, the cat's cult has rarely gone untended, as Britain's leading folklore scholar, and a true cat lover herself, shows us in this engaging look at the folklore of cats throughout the world. In Nine Lives we meet cats of every whim and persuasion, from affectionate pets and courageous heroes to wicked witches' evil companions. They come to us from a rich bounty of traditional lore, some familiar and some newly rediscovered, whether from Hungary, Korea, Wales or Uncles Remus. Superstitions, ghost stories, folk wisdom, nursery rhymes - each forms a part of the wide and colorful folklore still surrounding this bewitching creature.