Sister of wisdom : St. Hildegard's theology of the feminine / Barbara Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newman, Barbara, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179.

Hildegard.

Women--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of CA Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Barbara Newman reintroduces English-speaking readers to an extraordinary and gifted figure of the twelfth-century renaissance. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was mystic and writer, musician and preacher, abbess and scientist who used symbolic theology to explore the meaning of her gender within the divine scheme of things. With a new preface, bibliography, and discography, Sister of Wisdom is a landmark book in women's studies, and it will also be welcomed by readers in religion and history.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Preface (1997)

Preface (1987)

1. "A poor little female"

2. The Feminine Divine

3. The Woman and the Serpent

4. Daughters of Eve

5. The Mother of God

6. The Bride of Christ

7. Sister of Wisdom

Texts of Hildegard's Poetry

Bibliography

Discography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Discography: p. 297-298.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index.

ISBN:

9786613303899

9781283303897

1283303892

9780520920187

052092018X

9780585112961

0585112967

OCLC:

757260944