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<\/a>B\u00fct\u00fcn kediler Firavunun oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in kediyi incitmek ya da \u00f6ld\u00fcrmek \u00e7ok b\u00fcy\u00fck su\u00e7 say\u0131l\u0131rd\u0131. Kedi \u00f6ld\u00fcrenlerse idam edilirdi. Ev yansa \u00f6nce kedi kurtar\u0131l\u0131rd\u0131 \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc insanlar sadece insand\u0131, ama kediler firavunlar gibi Yar\u0131 Tanr\u0131’yd\u0131lar. Kedi eceliyle \u00f6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnde \u00f6teki d\u00fcnyada birlikte olabilmek i\u00e7in hemen mumyalan\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n\u00d6yk\u00fclere, efsanelere konu olan kediler, Tanr\u0131l\u0131k kat\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kart\u0131ld\u0131. Nil vadisinin insanlar\u0131 kediyi, ne\u015fe ve m\u00fczi\u011fin, g\u00fczel \u015fark\u0131lar\u0131n, k\u0131vrak danslar\u0131n temsilcisi kedi kafal\u0131 Tanr\u0131\u00e7a Bastet (Bast) ile \u00f6zde\u015fle\u015ftirdiler. \u0130nan\u0131\u015fa g\u00f6re, kedi miyavlad\u0131k\u00e7a evin i\u00e7i Tanr\u0131\u00e7an\u0131n insanlara hediyesi say\u0131lan ne\u015feyle dolarm\u0131\u015f. M\u0131s\u0131r Mitolojisine g\u00f6re Bastet, Tanr\u0131lar Tanr\u0131s\u0131 Ra’n\u0131n ve \u0130sis’in k\u0131z\u0131yd\u0131. Efsaneye g\u00f6re, Bastet bir g\u00fcn babas\u0131 Ra’ya k\u0131zarak M\u0131s\u0131r’\u0131n G\u00fcneyindeki Nubia \u00e7\u00f6l\u00fcnde inzivaya \u00e7ekilmi\u015f ve bir aslana d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015fm\u00fc\u015f. Bir s\u00fcre sonra Ra k\u0131z\u0131n\u0131 affedip M\u0131s\u0131r’a geri \u00e7a\u011f\u0131rm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n
M\u0131s\u0131rda kedinin Tanr\u0131la\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131n\u0131n nedeni, fare yakalamas\u0131 d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda, kedinin avlanma yetene\u011fine duyulan sayg\u0131, g\u00fczelli\u011fine duyulan sevgi ve gizemli ki\u015fili\u011fine duyulan korkuyla kar\u0131\u015f\u0131k hayranl\u0131kt\u0131.<\/p>\n Bir ba\u015fka efsaneye g\u00f6re, M.\u00d6. 525 y\u0131l\u0131nda Pers Kral’\u0131 2. Kambis, askerleriyle M\u0131s\u0131r’\u0131n kap\u0131lar\u0131na dayand\u0131\u011f\u0131nda Peluz’da bekleyen M\u0131s\u0131r ordular\u0131n\u0131n direni\u015fiyle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131. Ancak kurnaz Pers Kral\u0131, M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131lar\u0131n hassasiyetini g\u00f6z \u00f6n\u00fcne alarak \u00e7evrede ne kadar kedi varsa, askerlerine toplatt\u0131r\u0131p onlar\u0131 birer kalkan olarak kullanm\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131lar da Tanr\u0131\u00e7a Bastet’in Temsilcisi Kedilere zarar gelmesin diye silahlar\u0131n\u0131 b\u0131rakarak teslim olmu\u015flar. Kimi zaman Tanr\u0131\u00e7a kimi zaman \u015feytan say\u0131lan kediler zamanla erke\u011fe oranla kad\u0131na daha yak\u0131n olmu\u015ftur. Kedi Tanr\u0131\u00e7a Bastet, di\u015fili\u011fin simgesiydi. Bir tarih\u00e7i, ” Kedi Tanr\u0131\u00e7a, garip bak\u0131\u015f\u0131, \u00e7ekik g\u00f6zleri, k\u0131vrak beli, soylu duru\u015fu ile her M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131 Kad\u0131n\u0131n akl\u0131n\u0131 kar\u0131\u015ft\u0131ran ve benzemek istedi\u011fi bir yarat\u0131kt\u0131! ” diye yaz\u0131yor. Bir ba\u015fka tarih\u00e7i de, “Kad\u0131nlar G\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fcz\u00fcn Vamp Kad\u0131n\u0131 gibi kedinin y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyle sal\u0131narak y\u00fcr\u00fcyebilmek i\u00e7in \u00e7ok u\u011fra\u015f\u0131rlard\u0131. Hatta Kleopatra da bu hevese kendini kapt\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131” diye yazm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n M.\u00d6. 5.y\u00fczy\u0131l’da ticaretin ba\u015flamas\u0131yla kedi, d\u00fcnya ile tan\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Deniz yoluyla Akdeniz \u00fczerinden Avrupa’ya ve oradan Kuzeye, daha sonra Amerika’ya, kara yoluyla \u0130ran ve \u00c7in’e ula\u015ft\u0131. Ve kedi t\u00fcrleri \u00e7o\u011fald\u0131.<\/p>\n Bunlar kedilerin g\u00fcnl\u00fck hayat\u0131n vazge\u00e7ilmez birer par\u00e7alar\u0131 olduklar\u0131 alt\u0131n g\u00fcnleriydi. Avrupa’da Hristiyanl\u0131k \u00f6ncesinde kedi kafal\u0131 Tanr\u0131\u00e7a Freya i\u00e7in t\u00f6renler d\u00fczenlenirdi. Freya’n\u0131n g\u00fcn\u00fc – Friday (Cuma g\u00fcn\u00fc),o d\u00f6nemde kutsal g\u00fcnd\u00fc. Tek Tanr\u0131l\u0131 bir din olan Hristiyanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n kabul\u00fcyle Tanr\u0131\u00e7a Freya \u015feytan ilan edildi, kedi lanetlendi ve Freya’n\u0131n g\u00fcn\u00fc olan (Friday) Cuma g\u00fcnleri de “Black Sabbath” oldu.<\/p>\n Bu d\u00f6nemde, \u00f6zellikle Hristiyanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n yay\u0131lmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 Orta\u00e7a\u011f’da, kediler, Cad\u0131 Ayinleri bahane edilerek \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc, yak\u0131ld\u0131, diri diri g\u00f6m\u00fcld\u00fc. Bunun i\u00e7in Uzakdo\u011fu’da kedi t\u00fcrleri \u00e7o\u011fald\u0131. Belki bunun y\u00fcz\u00fcnden Avrupal\u0131lar, y\u00fczy\u0131llar s\u00fcren kedi katliamlar\u0131ndan utanarak insan eliyle kedi \u00fcretmeye kalk\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar. Ancak, ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131z oldular \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc genetik olarak bozuk t\u00fcrler elde ettiler.<\/p>\n Kediler, putla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lma \u00f6zelliklerini hi\u00e7 kaybetmediler. Her bak\u0131mdan d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en karanl\u0131k d\u00f6nemi olan Orta\u00e7a\u011f’da, her \u015feyi avcunun i\u00e7inde oynatan Kilise, g\u00fcc\u00fcne g\u00fc\u00e7 katmak i\u00e7in \u00e7e\u015fitli oyunlar oynuyordu. Bunlardan en bilineni Cad\u0131c\u0131l\u0131k Oyunu’dur. Toplum, erkek egemenli\u011finde oldu\u011fu i\u00e7in bu oyunu en \u00e7ok onlar sevdi. O g\u00fcnlerde ya\u015flanan erkekler “Bilge” olurken, kad\u0131nlar, \u00e7ocuk do\u011furamayacaklar\u0131 ve odun ta\u015f\u0131yamayacaklar\u0131 i\u00e7in i\u015fe yaramaz oluyorlard\u0131. Erkeklere g\u00f6re yapabilecekleri tek \u015fey, g\u00fcn boyu ate\u015fin kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda oturup kucaklar\u0131ndaki kediyi sevmekti.<\/p>\n Zamanla ya\u015fl\u0131 ve (kozmetik \u00fcr\u00fcnleri olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan) \u00e7irkinle\u015fen kad\u0131nlar ve onlar\u0131n yaln\u0131zl\u0131klar\u0131 y\u00fcz\u00fcnden yanlar\u0131ndan ay\u0131rmad\u0131klar\u0131 kedileri, cad\u0131 ilan edildiler. Kilise i\u00e7in cahil insanlar\u0131 Tanr\u0131 ad\u0131n\u0131 kullanarak kand\u0131rmak \u00e7ok kolayd\u0131. \u00d6yle de oldu. Orta\u00e7a\u011f’da, Kilise, \u00e7evresine bir s\u00fcr\u00fc erkek kedi toplayan di\u015fi kedinin “\u015eehvetli” cinsel davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131 Tanr\u0131ya uygun olmayan davran\u0131\u015flar olarak yorumland\u0131. \u015eeytana yak\u0131\u015f\u0131r bi\u00e7imde \u00e7iftle\u015fen (?) kediler ve kedi besleyen kad\u0131nlar cezaland\u0131r\u0131l\u0131p ac\u0131mas\u0131zca yak\u0131ld\u0131lar. Kilise, insanlar\u0131, kedilerin \u015feytan taraf\u0131ndan cad\u0131lara cin olarak verildi\u011fi ve b\u00fcy\u00fc i\u015flerinde yard\u0131m etti\u011fine inand\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n<\/a>Bunun \u00fczerine Aslan g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcl\u00fc Bastet, Assuan yak\u0131nlar\u0131nda Nil’in suyunda y\u0131kanm\u0131\u015f ve hemen orda bir kediye d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ferek, \u00fczerine bindi\u011fi kay\u0131kla Bubastis’e gitmi\u015f ve bu b\u00f6lgede Tanr\u0131sal ya\u015fam\u0131na devam etmi\u015f. Babas\u0131na k\u0131rg\u0131n olan Bastet, bu ne\u015fe da\u011f\u0131tan, uysal, sevimli yarat\u0131k kedinin simgelendi\u011fi g\u00fczel bir Tanr\u0131\u00e7a oluvermi\u015f. Bastet’in Tanr\u0131sal \u00f6zellikleri bununla bitmemi\u015f. Ba\u015fta cinsellik ve do\u011furganl\u0131k Tanr\u0131\u00e7as\u0131yken, daha sonra \u00f6l\u00fcleri koruma, ya\u011fmur ya\u011fd\u0131rma, hastalara ve \u00e7ocuklara \u015fifa verme, m\u00fczik ve dans, ay, anal\u0131k ve a\u015fk Tanr\u0131\u00e7as\u0131 haline de gelmi\u015f.<\/p>\n<\/a>Kediyi kutsalla\u015ft\u0131ran M\u0131s\u0131rl\u0131lar, ya\u015famdan sonraki hayatta tekrar beraber olabilmek i\u00e7in kedileri de mumyalam\u0131\u015flar. Yap\u0131lan kaz\u0131larda bir\u00e7ok kedi mumyas\u0131na rastland\u0131. Ayr\u0131ca, kedilerin hayranl\u0131k uyand\u0131racak g\u00fczellikte heykelleri bulundu. Bu heykellerin d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda Vatikan’\u0131n Eski Yunan ve Roma salonlar\u0131nda bronz ve mermer, Napoli m\u00fczesinde mozaik kedi heykelleri sergilenmektedir.<\/p>\n