Sheela-na-gigs
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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Main Author: | Freitag, Barbara (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2004
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