Sheela-na-gigs

Unravelling an Enigma

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology
Cover of the book Sheela-na-gigs by Barbara Freitag, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Barbara Freitag ISBN: 9781134282487
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 15, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Barbara Freitag
ISBN: 9781134282487
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 15, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.

 

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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.

 

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