Home›Cat Spirits›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups mythical creatures by the wider artistic and religious tradition that pictures them. Wikipedia notes that "in medieval art, animals, both real and mythical, played important roles." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every creature from one cultural tradition together.FactsLearn MoreTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedMythical Creatures 1Learn MoreThe Cat Spirits This small group gathers a cat spirit, a feline being of folklore and myth, of the kind found in the traditions of many peoples, where cats carry associations ranging from the protective to the uncanny. The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its form and its role in the tradition that tells of it.TraditionFilter Results1 entryBasis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)FounderAllNone (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2016-12-31 (1)Origin Period End YearAll712 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll300 BCE (1)Place of OriginAllThe Japanese archipelago (1)Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)TheologyAllAnimist: persons and powers in land, water and living things (1)Polytheistic: many gods (1)Show ResultsShintoTradition2 entriesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopediatier 1Carol Rose, W. W. Norton and Company, 1996Feline spirit beings of folklore across world traditionsComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.