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This fascinating study examines the origins and purpose of the sexually explicit carvings found on a number of medieval churches in Britain, Ireland, France and Spain.
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Sexually explicit scultptures may be found on a number of medieval churches in Britain, France and Spain, such as the famous sheela-na-gigs, mermaids, centaurs, misers and priapic figures.
Images of Lust examines the origins and purposes of these sculptures, viewing them not as sacrilegious figures, magical fertility symbols or pagan idols, but as pedagogic works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval culture and lent support to the Churchs moral teachings.
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This fascinating study examines the origins and purpose of the sexually explicit carvings found on a number of medieval churches in Britain, Ireland, France and Spain.
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Sexually explicit scultptures may be found on a number of medieval churches in Britain, France and Spain, such as the famous sheela-na-gigs, mermaids, centaurs, misers and priapic figures.
Images of Lust examines the origins and purposes of these sculptures, viewing them not as sacrilegious figures, magical fertility symbols or pagan idols, but as pedagogic works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval culture and lent support to the Churchs moral teachings.
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Many names have been given at various times and in different places to the indecent carvings which first came into prominent public discussion among antiquaries in nineteenth-century Ireland. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Many names have been given at various times and in different places to the indecent carvings which first came into prominent public discussion among antiquaries in nineteenth-century Ireland. Read the first page
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