Voice of the Living Light Hildegard of Bingen and Her World

Name: Voice of the Living Light Hildegard of Bingen and Her World
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ISBN: 9780520217584

ISBN-10: 0520217586

ISBN-13: 9780520217584

Edition: 1999

Authors: Barbara Newman

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Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) would have been an extraordinary person in any age. But for a woman of the twelfth century her achievements were so exceptional that posterity has found it hard to take her measure. Barbara Newman, a premier Hildegard authority, brings major scholars together to present an accurate portrait of the Benedictine nun and her many contributions to twelfth-century religious, cultural, and intellectual life. Written by specialists in fields ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, these essays offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Hildegard of Bingen was the only woman of her…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/30/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 275
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



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