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Author : Barbara Freitag
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781134282494
A study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.
Author : Starr Goode
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620555965
Traces the origins of the Sheela na gig from Medieval times to Paleolithic cave art • Reveals the sacred display of the vulva to be a universal archetype and the most enduring image of creativity throughout the world • Provides meditations on the Sheelas the author encountered in Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales, allowing readers to commune with the power of these icons • Includes more than 150 photographs and illustrations from around the world For millennia, the human imagination has been devoted to the Goddess, so it is hardly a surprise to find images of supernatural females like Sheela na gigs adorning sacred and secular architecture throughout Ireland, England, Wales, and Scotland. Appearing on rural churches, castles, bridges, holy wells, tombs, and standing stones, these powerful images of a figure fearlessly displaying her vulva embody the power of the Dark Goddess over the mysteries of sex, life, death, and rebirth. Exploring the art and myth of the Sheela na gig from Celtic and Classical times back to Paleolithic cave art, Starr Goode shows how the Sheela embraces a conundrum of opposites: she clearly offers up her ripe sex yet emanates a repelling menace from the upper half of her hag-like body. Through more than 150 photographs, the author shows how the Sheela is a goddess with the power to renew, a folk deity used to help women survive childbirth, and, as a guardian of doorways and castle walls, a liminal entity representing the gateway to the divine. She explains how these powerful images survived eradication during the rise of Christianity and retained their preeminent positions on sacred sites, including medieval churches. The author provides meditations on the individual Sheelas she encountered during her 25 years of research, allowing readers to commune with these icons and feel the power they emanate. Exploring comparable figures such as Baubo, Medusa, the Neolithic Frog Goddess, and vulva depictions in cave art, she reveals the female sacred display to be a universal archetype, the most enduring image of creativity throughout history, and illustrates how cultures from Africa and Ecuador to India and Australia possess similar images depicting goddesses parting their thighs to reveal sacred powers. Explaining the role of the Sheela na gig in restoring the Divine Feminine, the author shows the Sheela to be an icon that makes visible the cycles of birth, death, and renewal all humans experience and a necessary antidote to centuries of suppression of the primal power of women, of nature, and of the imagination.
Author : Jack Roberts
Publisher : Process
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Celts
ISBN : 1934170798
Jack 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 : Theresa C. Oakley
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Limited
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1407305891
This 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Mercier Press Ltd
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110812349
An illustrated and comprehensive account of the Sheela-na-gigs (carvings of female images) of Britain and Ireland.
Author : James Jerman,Anthony Weir
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135862244
Sexually 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 : Sir Richard Worsley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1781
Category : Isle of Wight
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000145560
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621968320
Author : Anna M. Hennessey
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498548748
Every human being is born and has gone through a process of birth. This book explores how imagery is used in religious, secular, and nonreligious ways during the contemporary rituals of birth, through analysis of a wide variety of art, iconography, poetry, and material culture.
Author : Eamonn P. Kelly
Publisher : Town House & Country
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Architecture
ISBN : IND:30000054118637
"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 : Ruth Evans,Sarah Salih,Anke Bernau
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802086373
The variety of subjects and disciplines represented here testify both to the elusiveness of virginity and to its lasting appeal and importance. Medieval Virginities shows how virginity's inherent ambiguity highlights the problems, contradictions and discontinuities lurking within medieval ideologies.
Author : John Michell
Publisher : Ingram
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-03
Category : Menhirs
ISBN : 1906069034
A 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.
Author : Barbara Freitag
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134282487
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.
Author : Anita Heiss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781922052285
A story about what it means to be a friend … Five women, best friends for decades, meet once a month to talk about books … and life, love and the jagged bits in between. Dissecting each other’s lives seems the most natural thing in the world – and honesty, no matter how brutal, is something they treasure. Best friends tell each other everything, don’t they? But each woman harbours a complex secret and one weekend, without warning, everything comes unstuck. Izzy, soon to be the first Black woman with her own television show, has to make a decision that will change everything. Veronica, recently divorced and dedicated to raising the best sons in the world, has forgotten who she is. Xanthe, desperate for a baby, can think of nothing else, even at the expense of her marriage. Nadine, so successful at writing other people’s stories, is determined to blot out her own. Ellen, footloose by choice, begins to question all that she’s fought for. When their circle begins to fracture and the old childhood ways don’t work anymore, is their sense of sistahood enough to keep it intact? How well do these tiddas really know each other? Praise for Tiddas ‘Generous and witty’ Susan Johnson ‘This enjoyable and human story is impressively interwoven with historical and contemporary Aboriginal issues.’ Sun Herald ‘A celebration of female friendships’ Sunday Territorian ‘Will resonate with many readers … a novel that asks whether a strong sense of sisterhood is enough to keep friends together.’ Burnie Advocate
Author : Jørgen Andersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Erotic art
ISBN : UCSD:31822011339892
