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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge
2005.
2017. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429704106719 |
| Sumario: | 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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.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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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134282487 9780203338209 9786610174973 9781134282494 9781280174971 9780203567067 |
