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Sheela-Na-Gigs: Unravelling an Enigma
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Product Description
A study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #828167 in Books
- Published on: 2004-09-16
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 232 pages
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From the Back Cover
Here Barbara Freitag examines all the literature on the subject since their discovery 160 years ago, highlighting the inconsistencies of the various interpretations in regard to origin, function and name. By considering the Sheela-na-gigs in their medieval social context, she suggests that they were folk deities with particular responsibility for assistance in childbirth.
This fascinating survey sheds new light on a controversial phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.
About the Author
Lecturer in Intercultural Studies in the school of Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University.
