Sheela Na Gig Goode Starr
Traces the origins of the Sheela na gig from Medieval times to Paleolithic cave artReveals the sacred display of the vulva to be a universal archetype and the most enduring image of creativity…
Specifikacia Sheela Na Gig Goode Starr
Traces the origins of the Sheela na gig from Medieval times to Paleolithic cave artReveals the sacred display of the vulva to be a universal archetype and the most enduring image of creativity throughout the worldProvides meditations on the Sheelas the author encountered in Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales, allowing readers to commune with the power of these iconsIncludes more than 150 photographs and illustrations from around the worldFor 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