Cat Call: Reclaiming the Feral Feminine (An Untamed History of the Cat Archetype in Myth and Magic) Audiobook (Free)

The cat: A sensual shapeshifter. A hearth keeper, aloof, tail aloft, stalking vermin. A satanic accomplice. A beloved familiar. A social media darling. A euphemism for reproductive parts. An epithet for the fragile. A knitted hat on an incredible number of marchers, fists in the surroundings, pink pointed ears poking skyward. Cats and cat referrals are ubiquitous in artwork, pop lifestyle, politics, as well as the occult, and throughout background, they have most often been coded feminine.

In the ‘crazy cat woman’ unbowed by patriarchal prescriptions towards the coveted sex kitten to the dreadful crone and her yowling compatriot, feminine feline archetypes reveal the ways in which women have already been revered and reviled across the world-in Greek and Egyptian mythology, the European witch trials, Japanese folklore, and contemporary film.

By combining historical study, pop culture, art analyses, and original interviews, Cat Call explores the kitty and its own indivisible link with femininity and teases out how this connection might help us better understand the partnership between myth, background, magic, womanhood in the digital age, and our beloved, clawed companions.