Images of Lust Sexual Carvings on Medieval Churches
- List Price: $58.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish date: 03/01/2000
Description:
From the famous sheela-na-gigs, through all forms of exhibitionists -- mermaids, centaurs, misers and priapic figures -- extraordinary sculptures considered "obscene" by today's standards may be found on churches in Britain, Ireland, France and Spain.
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This book examines their origins and purposes and sees them not as sacrilegious figures, or 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.
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