Sheela-na-gigs
Freitag, Barbara
Sheela-na-gigs - Taylor & Francis 2004
Open Access
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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.
Creative Commons
English
9780203567067 9780415345521;9780415345538;9781134282494;9781134282487;9781134282449
10.4324/9780203567067 doi
Archaeology
Society & culture: general
patrick's day patricks celebrations stone carving fertility figures british isles
Sheela-na-gigs - Taylor & Francis 2004
Open Access
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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.
Creative Commons
English
9780203567067 9780415345521;9780415345538;9781134282494;9781134282487;9781134282449
10.4324/9780203567067 doi
Archaeology
Society & culture: general
patrick's day patricks celebrations stone carving fertility figures british isles