{"product_id":"sheela-na-gigs-barbara-freitag-9780415345521","title":"Sheela-Na-Gigs: Unravelling an Enigma","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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phenomenon, and also contains a complete catalogue of all known Sheela-na-gigs, including hitherto unrecorded or unpublished figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Freitag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415345529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415345521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.84w x 0.63d","brand":"Barbara Freitag","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086591209727,"sku":"9780415345521","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64a47e50-d928-4e11-82dc-cbd1572ad4f2.jpg?v=1769095564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sheela-na-gigs-barbara-freitag-9780415345521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}