Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179 : a visionary life / Sabina Flanagan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flanagan, Sabina, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179.

Hildegard.

Christian saints--Germany--Biography.

Christian saints.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>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.</P>

Contents:

BOOKCOVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATIONS; CONTENTS; PLATES; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 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 DISCORDS; 10. POTENT INFIRMITIES; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59179-626-1

1-134-66629-2

1-134-66630-6

1-280-53909-7

9786610539093

0-203-00729-8

9780203007297

OCLC:

900343054