1005997.pdf

1005997.pdf

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...

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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-241342024-03-22T19:23:17Z Sheela-na-gigs Freitag, Barbara patrick's day patricks celebrations stone carving fertility figures british isles thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general 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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures. 2019-11-21 15:52:56 2020-04-01T09:45:34Z 2020-04-01T09:45:34Z 2004 book 1005997 OCN: 1135845028 9780415345521;9780415345538;9781134282494;9781134282487;9781134282449 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24134 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1005997.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781135113421 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203567067 10.4324/9780203567067 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415345521;9780415345538;9781134282494;9781134282487;9781134282449 open access
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