Name: Sheela-Na-Gigs: Unravelling an Enigma
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Author: Barbara Freitag

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Physical Book

Publisher

Routledge

Author

Barbara Freitag

Year

2004

Language

English

Pages

232

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780415345538

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Synopsis "Sheela-Na-Gigs: Unravelling an Enigma "

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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.

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