Letters of Hildegard of Bingen: The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen - Volume I

Zusatztext Every library supporting a women's studies program should have this useful and seminal volume. Klappentext The first of a projected four-volume set, this is the first translation into English of the correspondence of one of the most remarkable women of pre-modern times. Consisting of nearly four hundred letters addressed to some of the most notable people of the twelfth century, the correspondence reveals St Hildegard as determined reformer, castigating seer, theoretical musician, patient adviser, and exorcist. Zusammenfassung An English translation of the correspondence of one of the most remarkable women of pre-modern times. Consisting of nearly 400 letters addressed to some of the most notable people of the 12th century, the correspondence reveals St Hildegard as reformer, seer, musician, adviser and exorcist.

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• Authors: Ehrman Baird, Joseph L Baird, Joseph L. Baird, Radd K Ehrman, Radd K. Ehrman, Saint Hildegard, Saint Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard, Hildegard of Bingen, St Hildegard of Bingen
• Assisted by: Joseph L. Baird (Editor), Radd K. Ehrman (Editor), Joseph L. Baird (Translation), Radd K. Ehrman (Translation), Joseph L. Baird (Editor and translation), Baird Joseph L. (Editor and translation), Radd K. Ehrman (Editor and translation), Ehrman Radd K. (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.1994
• EAN: 9780195089370
• ISBN: 978-0-19-508937-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Letters of Hildegard of Bingen; The Letters of Hildegard of Bingen
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, RELIGION / Mysticism, Christianity, mysticism, History of Religion, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, The Early Church, Christian Mysticism