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If it can be found, it would be nice to quote part of the literature of the time which proposes using a dried cat, showing that the hypothesis that they were placed there on purpose is not only speculation. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 18:14, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
Yes it would be. But the sources I read were bereft of that. All I found in scholarly work was an emphasis that it's hard to get information about practices like this because of the occult origins. I'll circle back to research on the topic eventually though and maybe something new and notable that I can find will come up by then. Rap Chart Mike (talk) 18:23, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
When younger, I used to read copies of grimoires etc, some of course using cats (but I can't say I remember about mentions of this use), so I wondered if it was found in those. Possibly that one of the sources says that written evidence is scant or absent and just a sentence about this would have answered my question as a reader. Thanks for working on this article, it's interesting... —PaleoNeonate – 22:07, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
And this was a funny coincidence 22:07, 28 May 2019 diff hist +666 Talk:Dried cat →Suggestion: re current [rollback: 1 edit]. —PaleoNeonate – 22:11, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
It is interesting and I found it completely randomly. I'll breeze through a source again and try to find something specific to cite because you are correct in that it would be clearer that way. Rap Chart Mike (talk) 12:40, 29 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
Without it, my impression is that small animals in old houses is nothing special: they find openings from outside to shelter and may get trapped, they hunt for food (small animals but also sometimes honey if there's a hive), they tend to hide to die when injured or ill, may get inadvertently locked when they hide in walls during renovations, etc... Thanks again, —PaleoNeonate – 12:59, 29 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
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I think this article is a bit confused on its purpose. The introduction and origins sections talk exclusively about the European-based practice of enclosing dead cats in building walls. There is no mention in these sections (or any other sources I have read on the topic) that this practice was in any way related to ancient Egyptian cat mummification. If this article is supposed to just be about the European practice, Egyptian cat mummies should be relegated to See Also. If this article is supposed more a general page about the use of dried cats in ritual contexts, Egyptian cat mummies should also be included in the introduction. Wanderingspark (talk) 19:11, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Reply