Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life

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.

Author: Sabina Flanagan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/09/1998
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780415185516

About the Author

Sabina Flanagan is Visiting Research Fellow in History at the University of Adelaide