| Title | The Cat |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Baasanjav Terbish(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0450.04 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0450/chapters/10.11647/obp.0450.04 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Baasanjav Terbish |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-04-03 |
| Long abstract | This chapter offers readers a local perspective on the human-cat bond, depicting cats as both pets and enigmatic beings featured in folklore, ancient legends, and modern bolson yavdal stories. In cosmology, cats are perceived as messengers of death and omens. By intertwining cosmological beliefs with everyday life, the chapter explores the cat’s evolving image in Mongol culture. |
| Page range | pp. 175–212 |
| Print length | 37 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Baasanjav Terbish is a Social Anthropologist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Sex in the Land of Genghis Khan (2023). His research focuses on the culture, language, and history of Mongol peoples in Mongolia and Russia. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic and an affiliated scholar at The Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit at the University of Cambridge.