Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Fri fragt over 499,-
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Hildegard of Bingen
- The Woman of Her Age
Engelsk Paperback

Hildegard of Bingen

- The Woman of Her Age
Engelsk Paperback

152 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog

Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. Despite her cloistered life she had strong, often controversial views on sex, love and marriage too - a woman astonishing in her own age, whose book of apocalyptic visions, Scivias, would alone have been enough to ensure her lasting fame.

In this classic and highly praised biography - first published by Headline in 2001 - distinguished writer and journalist, Fiona Maddocks, draws on Hildegard''s prolific writings to paint a portrait of her extraordinary life against the turbulent medieval background of crusade and schism, scientific discovery and cultural revolution. The great intellectual gifts and forceful character that emerge make her as fascinating as any figure in the Middle Ages.

More than 800 years after her death, Pope Benedict XVI has made Hildegard a Saint and a Doctor of the Church (one of only four women). Fiona Maddocks has provided a short new preface to cover these tributes to an extraordinary and exceptional woman.



Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
352
ISBN-13:
9780571302437
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0571302432
Udg. Dato:
4 jul 2013
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
130mm
Højde:
196mm
Forlag:
Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato:
4 jul 2013
Forfatter(e):
Finder produkter...
Kategori sammenhænge