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1、ReferenceforTeachingⅠ.异域风情1.CatsinEgyptItseemsthatthereisnomiddlegroundwhenitcomestocats.Peopleeitherlovethemorhatethem.Thesefeelingsarenotneweither.Allthroughhistory,catshavebeenworshipedorhated.Astudyofancientwritingsandevidencefoundintombsindicatesthatforthepast5000years,catshavebeenkeptaspet
2、sinChina,Arabia,Egypt,andIndia.Thismaynotseemverylongcomparedtothefactthatdogshavebeendomesticatedfor50000years.Theperiodinwhichcatshavebeendomesticatedmaybequiteshort,butithasdefinitelyhaditshighandlowpoints.CatswereattheirhighestpositionofdomesticatedlifeinancientEgypt.ThereweremorecatslivinginE
3、gyptduringthetimeofthepharaohsthaninanyotherplaceintheworldsincethattime.Thishighconcentrationofcatswasprobablyduetothelawsprotectingtheanimal.Catswereassociatedwiththemoongoddess,Bast,sotheEgyptiansworshipedthemasholyanimals.Ifanyonewascaughtkillingacat,thepersoncouldbeputtodeath.FamiliesinEgyptal
4、somournedthedeathofacatandhadthebodyofthedeadcatwrappedinclothbeforeitwasfinallylaidtorest.ThisrespectforcatscarriedovertotheRomanEmpirewherecatsweretheonlyanimalsallowedintotemples.Thisfactwasprobablyduetotheabilityofcatstokeepthetemplesfreeofmiceandrats.WiththecomingoftheDarkAgesinEurope,theplac
5、eofcatsinsocietytookaturnfortheworse.Becausetheywereassociatedsocloselywiththe“oldreligions”inEgyptandintheRomanEmpire,christiansbegantoassociatecatswithpaganbeliefs.Catshadareputationashelpersofwitches.Whenapersonwasaccusedofbeingawitch,acatwouldoftenbeputontrialwiththeperson.Thecatwouldbetortured
6、totryandmakethepersontellthetruth,andusuallythecatandthepersonwouldendupbeingburnedinabonfireordrowned.Bonfiresofcollectedcatswerenotuncommonduringthistime.Thedaysofhuntingwitcheshaveended,butafewmythsaboutcatsstillholdout.Forawhile,peopleinsomeplacesusedtoburylivecatsincementundernewbuildingsforg
7、oodluck.Aswell,manypeopletodaycontinuetobelievethatblackcatsarebadluck.Ifablackcatwalksinfrontofaperson,thatpersonmusttakeextracareinthenearfuturetowatchoutfordangeroussituations.Regardlessofsuperstition,c
