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27%OFFBarbara Newman (Ed.) - Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World - 9780520217584 - V9780520217584
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Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World

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Description for Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World Paperback. This collection of essays on Hildegard of Bingen, ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Editor(s): Newman, Barbara. Num Pages: 275 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 7 musical examples. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
Number of Pages
275
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520217584
SKU
V9780520217584
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About Barbara Newman (Ed.)
Barbara Newman is Professor of English and Religion at Northwestern University. Among her many works are Sister of Wisdom: St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine (California, 1987, second edition 1997) and From Virile Woman to WomanChrist: Studies in Medieval Religion and Literature (1995).

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