Freitag, Barbara (2005) Sheela-na-gigs : Unravelling an Enigma. 1st Edition ed. Routledge, London. ISBN 9781134282494
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203567067
Abstract
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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.
Item Type: | Book |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email lib@uiii.ac.id |
Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2021 06:27 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2021 06:27 |
URI: | http://digitalcollections.uiii.ac.id/id/eprint/414 |