Una casa bianca; abbandonata in una provincia di case colorate; ritrova il padre per mano di una bella e giovane strada.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. What a great book. I think I first heard about the ...By shumackWhat a great book. I think I first heard about the Sheela-na-gig in the 70s; but this is the first book Ive read that is not only informative but also a pleasure to read - so much I didnt know and so much still to learn.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Healing AcresMy guide is Shella na gig and this is beyond my wildest dreams to acquire this knowledge!20 of 20 people found the following review helpful. The Sacred Hag of the Christian CeltsBy ealovittI first stumbled across a drawing of one of these unusual stone effigies in a book of horror stories called "The Angry Dead." To see the actual images in Dublins National Museum; was still a bit of a shock as the anatomical detail proudly displayed by these Sheelas is normally only visible to a gynecologist or lover.So I turned to this interesting and well-written book to learn more about the Sheela-Na-Gigs. Oddly enough; they are not fertility figures. Most of them are portrayed as ferocious and gaunt; with the ribs clearly delineated. Here is one of the earliest references to a Sheela found at Barnahealy; County Cork: "This is one of those old Fetish figures often found in Ireland on the fronts of churches as well as castles; they are called Hags of the Castle and when placed above the keystone of the door arch were supposed to possess a tutelary or protective power so that an enemy passing by would be disarmed of evil intent against the building on seeing it."Typically in Gaelic oral traditions; a central character in many of the stories was a fearsome female figure; typically described as "an old woman with a bald head; cadaverous ribs; sagging abdomen; and small flat breasts." She is the crone; the third aspect of the Earth goddess which also includes a maiden and a woman in her sexual prime.It is rather delightful to think that the Sheela-na-Gigs migrated from Celtic mythology into Christian iconography and could be found perched above many a monastery or church door where generations of monks filed under her; protected (although they may not have known it) from the evil eye by an exaggerated carving of female pudenda. Its a pity that more recent churchmen (especially since the Reformation and most especially since Victorian times) were more prudish than their early counterparts and destroyed or hid many of these Sheelas.This book contains drawings of all known Sheela-na-Gigs of Ireland and Britain; and also figures that might be related to them. The authors also list a website where further research on Sheela-Na-Gigs is being published: jharding.demon.co.uk.You might want to plan your next trip to Britain or Ireland to include viewings of these fascinating; archaic Divine Hags.
