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The importance of domestic cats in human civilization goes beyond cute photos on the Internet. Cats have accompanied humans all the way from the Neolithic Revolution to social media. Cats have been working animals and pets, incarnations of goddesses and assistants of the devil, heroes of fairy tales and inspirations for scientific metaphors. From the companion of the goddess Isis to the Cheshire Cat, the cat has had a huge significance in the history of culture. However, there are still debates about whether we have managed to fully domesticate the cat or whether it remains a wild animal. Time codes: 0:00 - Introduction. The Internet belongs to cats 0:37 - The problem of cat domestication 1:37 - From the Flood to Ramses: how cats became companions of goddesses 4:36 - From Egypt to Britain: about seafaring cats 8:50 - From Isis to the devil: cats from a Catholic perspective 10:47 - From Japan to the afterlife: beliefs associated with cats 12:39 - From Puss in Boots to quantum mechanics: cats in literature and science 15:49 - From comics to veterinarians: the symbolism of cats in the modern world Main sources: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat • Bastet/Bast - Cat Goddess - Ancient E... • Why Are Cats Mythology's Most Popular... • Why We Have Cats as Pets: The History... • Why Did Ancient Egyptians Worship Cats? • How We Domesticated Cats (Twice) Supporting a channel with exclusive materials for subscribers: Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated Patreon: / julia_bolchakova My social networks: Instagram: / perpetual_foreigner Facebook (please follow): / julia.bolchakova Business inquiries only: elevatedbusiness @ mail dot com All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes.