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Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age
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Books > Spirituality > Classics
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| Author/Artist: |
FIONA MADDOCKS |
| ISBN / ID: |
9780571302437 |
| Publisher: |
Hachette Livre |
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PAPERBACK |
| Price: |
AU$32.99 |
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| Description: |
Fiona Maddocks's biography explores the remarkable life of Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth-century German abbess celebrated not only as a composer but also as a visionary, poet, healer and religious leader.
Maddocks draws on extensive writings and portrays a woman of exceptional intellect and determination whose ideas on spirituality, medicine, sex, love and marriage often challenged medieval expectations. She places Hildegard's achievements within the turbulent world of crusades, schisms, scientific change and cultural transformation, showing how her visionary work, especially Scivias, secured her enduring reputation.
More than eight centuries after her death, Hildegard's influence was formally recognised when Pope Benedict XVI declared her both a Saint and a Doctor of the Church in recognition of her lasting spiritual importance. |
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