2020, ISBN: 9781558761377

Gebunden, 130 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 12mm, Sprache(n): eng Hildegard of Bingen's contemporaries called her "prophetissa teutonica, " honoring her philosophical writings and interpretatio… More...

Gebunden, 130 Seiten, 235mm x 157mm x 12mm, Sprache(n): eng Hildegard of Bingen's contemporaries called her "prophetissa teutonica, " honoring her philosophical writings and interpretation of the cosmos. Medievalists still consider her one of the leading mystics, and point to her active spiritual and artistic life in the twelfth century as the finest example of what a woman can achieve. She was praised for her natural gifts, her prophetic charisma, and her dynamic reforming disposition. The abbess Hildegard of Bingen was the first composer to sign her musical works. As a playwright and author, she witnessed and shaped the time of the Crusades, the literary minnesang, and political and theological debate. The author draws a complex picture of her life and work, as he "translates" Hildegard's ideas and her mysterious world of symbols from medieval Latin into contemporary concepts.Heinrich Schipperges, University of Heidelberg, an internationally acclaimed expert on the history of medicine, has written several books on Hildegard of Bingen. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung Europa<

ISBN: 9781558761377

Hildegard of Bingen’s contemporaries called her “prophetissa teutonica,” honoring her philosophical writings and interpretation of the cosmos. Medievalists still conside… More...

Hildegard of Bingen’s contemporaries called her “prophetissa teutonica,” honoring her philosophical writings and interpretation of the cosmos. Medievalists still consider her one of the leading mystics, and point to her active spiritual and artistic life in the twelfth century as the finest example of what a woman can achieve. She was praised for her natural gifts, her prophetic charisma, and her dynamic reforming disposition. The abbess Hildegard of Bingen was the first composer to sign her musical works. As a playwright and author, she witnessed and shaped the time of the Crusades, the literary minnesang, and political and theological debate. The author draws a complex picture of her life and work, as he “translates” Hildegard’s ideas and her mysterious world of symbols from medieval Latin into contemporary concepts. New Textbooks>Hardcover>Religion,Inspiration>Christianity>Christianity, Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated Core >2 >T<