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.

Visionary, mystic, poet, musician, naturalist, healer, theologian-the Rhineland nun Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a Renaissance woman long before there was a Renaissance. This is the first book in English to offer a representative selection of writings from all of her amazing range of work.
Hildegard wrote many volumes on subjects from mystical vision to sexuality, from theology to natural medicine in letters, treatises, poetry, and songs all in an age when few women wrote more than an occasional letter. She was a woman of extraordinary influence whose work not only surpassed that...