At the age of 42, she began to have visions these were captured as 36 illuminations-24 of which are recorded in this book along with her commentaries on them. She also was a composer and theologian, writing nine books on theology, medicine, science, and physiology, as well as 70 poems and an opera.
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was an extraordinary woman living in the Rhineland valley during most of the twelfth century.īesides being the abbess of a large and influential Benedictine abbey, she was a prominent preacher, healer, scientist, and artist. Includes commentary by Matthew Fox, author of Original Blessing (250,000 sold).Contains 24 full-color illustrations by Hildegard of Bingen.Reveals the life and teachings of one of the greatest female artists and intellectuals of the Western Mystical Tradition.Author by: Matthew Fox Language: en Publisher by: Simon and Schuster Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 38 Total Download: 902 File Size: 54,6 Mb Description: An introduction to the life and work of Hildegard. The term theology is here used in a broader sense that includes the modes of expression and thought which have come into existence in a historical energy field between religious practice and aesthetic display.
There is thus a demand for a theological journal that is not limited to the traditional matters within the discipline. There is an increasing interest in the more or less precisely defined religious contexts of the art forms. Author by: Svein Aage Christoffersen Language: en Publisher by: Museum Tusculanum Press Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 89 Total Download: 764 File Size: 45,9 Mb Description: Transfiguration is a peer reviewed journal offering discussions of the relationship between art forms and Christianity in the European tradition from the early Church until today. Now after 800 years, these visions are again available for those seeking to reawaken mystical consciousness. Hildegard von Bingen’s Mystical Visions is perhaps the most complete and powerful documentation of mystical consciousness in recorded history.Ģ: Scivias (Know the Ways of the Lord). Author by: Bruce Hozeski Language: en Publisher by: Simon and Schuster Format Available: PDF, ePub, Mobi Total Read: 79 Total Download: 739 File Size: 40,9 Mb Description: Twelfth-century Rhineland mystic Hildegard von Bingen records her exquisite encounter with divinity, producing a magnificent fusion of divine inspiration and human intellect.
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