Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life

ISBN-13: 9780415185516 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 244 str.

Sabina Flanagan

Opis

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) continues to be the subject of popular and scholarly interest. Sabina Flanagan provides an introduction to the life and works of the visionary, mystic, poet, musician, naturalist, healer and theologian that was Hildegard of Bingen. This edition includes: a new preface; additions to the biographical sections, revealing discoveries about Hildegard's life; updated references to recent critical material on Hildegard's writings; and a new bibliography and discography.

Spis treści

1. Life and death 2. World and Cloister 3. Opportunities and Constraints 4. The Ways of God 5. The Subtleties of Nature 6. Celestial Harmonies 7. Man and the Cosmos 8. Admonition and Advice 9. Worldly Disords 10. Potent Infirmities.

O autorze

Sabina Flanagan is Visiting Research Fellow in History at the University of Adelaide