Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life

Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life
ISBN-10
1134666306
ISBN-13
9781134666300
Series
Hildegard of Bingen
Category
History
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
2002-01-04
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Sabina Flanagan

Description

Drawing on contemporary sources, the text unfolds Hildegard's life from the time of her entrance into an anchoress's cell--where a woman would remain in pious isolation--to her death as a famed visionary and writer, abbess and confidante of popes and kings, more than seventy years later. Against this background the author explores Hildegard's vast creative work, encompassing theology, medicine, natural history, poetry, and music.

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