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1、ReferenceforTeachingⅠ.异域风情1.CatsinEgyptItseemsthatthereisnomiddlegroundwhenitcomestocats.Peopleeitherlovethemorhatethem.Thesefeelingsarenotneweither.Allthroughhistory,catshavebeenworshipedorhated.Astudyofancientwritingsandevidencefoundintombsindicatesthatforthepas
2、t5000years,catshavebeenkeptaspetsinChina,Arabia,Egypt,andIndia.Thismaynotseemverylongcomparedtothefactthatdogshavebeendomesticatedfor50000years.Theperiodinwhichcatshavebeendomesticatedmaybequiteshort,butithasdefinitelyhaditshighandlowpoints.Catswereattheirhighestpos
3、itionofdomesticatedlifeinancientEgypt.ThereweremorecatslivinginEgyptduringthetimeofthepharaohsthaninanyotherplaceintheworldsincethattime.Thishighconcentrationofcatswasprobablyduetothelawsprotectingtheanimal.Catswereassociatedwiththemoongoddess,Bast,sotheEgyptianswors
4、hipedthemasholyanimals.Ifanyonewascaughtkillingacat,thepersoncouldbeputtodeath.FamiliesinEgyptalsomournedthedeathofacatandhadthebodyofthedeadcatwrappedinclothbeforeitwasfinallylaidtorest.ThisrespectforcatscarriedovertotheRomanEmpirewherecatsweretheonlyanimalsallowedi
5、ntotemples.Thisfactwasprobablyduetotheabilityofcatstokeepthetemplesfreeofmiceandrats.WiththecomingoftheDarkAgesinEurope,theplaceofcatsinsocietytookaturnfortheworse.Becausetheywereassociatedsocloselywiththe“oldreligions”inEgyptandintheRomanEmpire,christiansbegantoass
6、ociatecatswithpaganbeliefs.Catshadareputationashelpersofwitches.Whenapersonwasaccusedofbeingawitch,acatwouldoftenbeputontrialwiththeperson.Thecatwouldbetorturedtotryandmakethepersontellthetruth,andusuallythecatandthepersonwouldendupbeingburnedinabonfireordrowned.Bonf
7、iresofcollectedcatswerenotuncommonduringthistime.Thedaysofhuntingwitcheshaveended,butafewmythsaboutcatsstillholdout.Forawhile,peopleinsomeplacesusedtoburylivecatsincementundernewbuildingsforgoodluck.Aswell,manypeopletodaycontinuetobelievethatblackcatsarebadluck.Ifab
8、lackcatwalksinfrontofaperson,thatpersonmusttakeextracareinthenearfuturetowatchoutfordangeroussituations.Regardlessofsuperstition,c
