Sheela-na-gigs

Name: Sheela-na-gigs
Brand: Routledge
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By Barbara Freitag

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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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

232

Release Date:

2004-09-16

Publication Date:

2004-09-16

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415345537

ISBN13:

9780415345538

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

422 g

Height:

174 cm

Width:

246 cm

Thickness:

13 cm

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