The cat in Mongolian society: a good, bad and ugly animal

Baasanjav Terbish

Central Asian Survey, 2023, vol. 42, issue 3, 561-576

Abstract: In Mongolia the cat is viewed ambiguously. It is seen either as a good, a bad or an ugly creature, or as a mix of all these. This ambiguity stems from the cat’s function as a mirror of Mongolian society, where the transition to socialism and post-socialism was traumatic, interrupting the cosmological order. This paper explains these diverse images by analysing old legends and modern folk stories about felines.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2023.2201306

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