Cats of Magic, Mythology and Mystery

Cats of Magic, Mythology and Mystery gathers reports and traditions concerning feline anomalies from Britain and around the world. Karl P. N. Shuker ranges across cryptozoology, folklore and animal mythology, considering mystery cats, alleged out-of-place panthers and pumas, unusual hybrids, and creatures described as winged or horned.

The book also traces cultural and historical themes, including the mythology surrounding the tailless Manx cat and the origins of Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat. Other subjects include feline deities, marsupial lions, Queensland tigers, latter-day sabre-toothed cats, psychic cats and the lost constellation of Felis. These accounts are presented as reported creatures, remembered traditions and claims requiring interpretation rather than certainty.