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This text provides an insight into the life of Hildegard of Bingen, a nun from the age of 18 in medieval Germany. Hildegard was a religious leader, who founded two monasteries, a poet, a celebrated visionary from whom Popes and Emperors lived in fear of receiving a letter, a writer of medical treatises, including the use of a broth made from pounded hamster liver, and a composer. Through her writings, this book presents her views on sex, love and marriage, medicine and music.
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Hildegard of Bingen, Fiona Maddocks
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Hildegard of Bingen
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Fiona Maddocks
- Publisher
- Headline
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0747273987
- ISBN13
- 9780747273981
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Religious Topics, Religion, Music Theme, Spirituality, Music, Christian Themes, Christianity, Women's Biographies
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- 3.65 out of 5
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- This text provides an insight into the life of Hildegard of Bingen, a nun from the age of 18 in medieval Germany. Hildegard was a religious leader, who founded two monasteries, a poet, a celebrated visionary from whom Popes and Emperors lived in fear of receiving a letter, a writer of medical treatises, including the use of a broth made from pounded hamster liver, and a composer. Through her writings, this book presents her views on sex, love and marriage, medicine and music.