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Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen SECOND EDITION
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| Category: |
Books > Spirituality > Classics
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| Author/Artist: |
MATTHEW FOX |
| ISBN / ID: |
9781879181977 |
| Publisher: |
Bear & Co |
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PAPERBACK |
| Price: |
AU$32.99 |
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Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was an extraordinary woman living in the Rhineland valley during most of the twelfth century. Besides being the abbess of a large and influential Benedictine abbey, she was a prominent preacher, healer, scientist, and artist. She also was a composer and theologian, writing nine books on theology, medicine, science, and physiology, as well as 70 poems and an opera. At the age of 42, she began to have visions; these were captured as 36 illuminations, 24 of which are recorded in this book along with her commentaries on them.
Author Matthew Fox has stated, "If Hildegard had been a man, she would be well known as one of the greatest artists and intellectuals the world has ever seen." It is a credit to the power of the women's movement and our times that this towering genius of Western thought is being rediscovered in her full grandeur and autonomy. |
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