Sheela na Gigs are carvings of naked females posed in a manner which displays and emphasises the genitalia.
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John Harding aims to document and photograph all of the Sheela Na Gig carvings in the UK. He includes an overview and bibliography of the topic.
Quest by Kathryn Price Theatana into the history, etymology and magic of the Sheela na Gigs, mainly from a wiccan point of view.
Gabriel Cannon presents photographs, descriptions and location details of all the known Irish sheelas, with book list, trivia, links and author profile.
Offers a theory as to what the words 'Sheela na Gig' really mean.
Anthony Weir, author of "Images of Lust", discusses and displays photographs of exhibitionist carvings, both male and female, on mediæval churches.
Fethard Historical Society report on the local Sheela na Gigs, including the stolen Kiltinan figure.
Historical overview and interpretations, compiled by Jack Roberts.
Descriptions and images, possible interpretations, bibliography, and links, compiled by Tara McLoughlin.
A detailed, illustrated article from the online collaborative encyclopedia, which discusses the origin of the name of these figures and what they are meant to represent. Includes a bibliography.
John Harding aims to document and photograph all of the Sheela Na Gig carvings in the UK. He includes an overview and bibliography of the topic.
Descriptions and images, possible interpretations, bibliography, and links, compiled by Tara McLoughlin.
Anthony Weir, author of "Images of Lust", discusses and displays photographs of exhibitionist carvings, both male and female, on mediæval churches.
A detailed, illustrated article from the online collaborative encyclopedia, which discusses the origin of the name of these figures and what they are meant to represent. Includes a bibliography.
Gabriel Cannon presents photographs, descriptions and location details of all the known Irish sheelas, with book list, trivia, links and author profile.
Historical overview and interpretations, compiled by Jack Roberts.
Offers a theory as to what the words 'Sheela na Gig' really mean.
Quest by Kathryn Price Theatana into the history, etymology and magic of the Sheela na Gigs, mainly from a wiccan point of view.
Fethard Historical Society report on the local Sheela na Gigs, including the stolen Kiltinan figure.
