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Author: Barbara Freitag
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-08-15
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 1134282494
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.
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Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated and comprehensive account of the Sheela-na-gigs (carvings of female images) of Britain and Ireland.
Author: Eamonn P. Kelly
Publisher: Town House & Country
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Sheela-na-gigs are carvings of naked females posed in a manner which displays and emphasises the genitalia. In recent decades, interest in the figures has grown and they have often been a source of controversy. Once thought of in negative terms only, they have more recently come to be regarded in a positive light. There is little tradition or folklore recorded in Ireland which provides any useful insight into their origin or function. Here Eamonn P. Kelly of the National Museum of Ireland examines the examples throughout the countryside and others held for display, and makes comparisons with similar figures occuring in Britain and the rest of Europe." --
Author: Jack Roberts
Publisher: Process
Published: 2020-02-25
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781934170793
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJack Roberts' research calls 'bollocks' on the staid academic view of Sheela-na-gigs and brings readers back to the time when they were created and revered. His is an artistic and highly-researched history of Ireland's mysterious symbol of female divinity, the Sheela-na-gig.
Author: James Jerman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 1135862311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSexually explicit sculptures may be found on a number of medieval churches in France and Spain. This fascinating study examines the origins and purposes of these sculptures, viewing them not as magical fertility symbols, nor even as idols of ancient pre-Christian religions, but as serious works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval folk, and thus gave support to the Church's moral teachings.
Author: Nicola F. McDonald
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1903153506
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Medieval Obscenities examines the complex and contentious role of the obscene - what is offensive, indecent or morally repugnant - in medieval culture from late antiquity through to the end of the middle ages in western Europe. Its approach is multidisciplinary, its methodologies divergent and it seeks to formulate questions and stimulate debate." "The essays examine topics as diverse as Norse defecation taboos, the Anglo-Saxon sexual idiom, sheela-na-gigs, impotence in the church courts, bare ecclesiastical bottoms, rude sounds and dirty words, as well as the modern reception and representation of the medieval obscene. The volume demonstrates not only the vitality of medieval obscenity, but its centrality to our understanding of medieval life."--Jacket.
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Publisher: Cambria Press
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Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 1621968324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Theresa C. Oakley
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Limited
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781407305899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book represents a move towards a detailed, accurate and archaeologically sensitive record of the sheela-na-gigs in Britain and Ireland, and establishes their study firmly within the orbit of mainstream research. Throughout, context is a central concern.
Author: Maureen Concannon (Ph. D.)
Publisher: Collins Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Anthropology, archaeology, mythology, history and psychology are combined to produce this first study of the subject for many years."--Jacket.
Author: John Michell
Publisher: Ingram
Published: 2007-04-03
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781906069032
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA feast of extraordinary theories and personalities centred around the mysterious standing stones of antiquity. John Michell tells the incredible story of the amazing reactions, ancient and modern, to these prehistoric relics, whether astronomical, legendary, mystical or visionary.
