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Sister of Wisdom : St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine, With a New Preface, Bibliography, and Discography.

Barbara Newman reintroduces English-speaking readers to an extraordinary and gifted figure of the twelfth-century renaissance. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was mystic and writer, musician and preacher, abbess and scientist who used symbolic theology to explore the meaning of her gender within the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Barbara Newman reintroduces English-speaking readers to an extraordinary and gifted figure of the twelfth-century renaissance. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was mystic and writer, musician and preacher, abbess and scientist who used symbolic theology to explore the meaning of her gender within the divine scheme of things. With a new preface, bibliography, and discography, Sister of Wisdom is a landmark book in women's studies, and it will also be welcomed by readers in religion and history.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (332 pages)
ISBN:9780585112961
0585112967