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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. This book examines their origins and purposes and sees them not as sacrilegious figures, or 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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Images of Lust, Anthony Weir, James Jernan
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- Released
- 1986
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- Title
- Images of Lust
- Subtitle
- Sexual Carvings on Medieval Churches
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Anthony Weir, James Jernan
- Publisher
- B.T. Batsford
- Released
- 1986
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 166
- ISBN10
- 0713451106
- ISBN13
- 9780713451108
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Architecture, Architecture & Urbanism, Erotica, Castles, palaces, and ecclesiastical architecture
- Rating
- 4.8 out of 5
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- 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. This book examines their origins and purposes and sees them not as sacrilegious figures, or 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.