TY - BOOK ID - 78343647 TI - Voice of the living light PY - 1998 SN - 0520922484 0585055025 9780520922488 9780585055022 9780520208261 0520208269 9780520217584 0520217586 0520208269 0520217586 PB - Berkeley University of California Press DB - UniCat KW - Religion KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Christianity KW - KUL KW - Hildegard, KW - Germany KW - Intellectual life KW - Hildegardis Bingensis KW - Hildegard von Bingen KW - Hildegard van Bingen KW - Hildegarde de Bingen KW - Hildegard of Bingen KW - von Bingen, Hildegard KW - Bingen, Hildegard von, KW - Hildegarde, KW - Hildegardis, KW - Ildegarda, KW - Alemania KW - Ashkenaz KW - BRD KW - Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh German Uls KW - Bundesrepublik Deutschland KW - Deguo KW - 德国 KW - Deutsches Reich KW - Deutschland KW - Doitsu KW - Doitsu Renpō Kyōwakoku KW - Federal Republic of Germany KW - Federalʹna Respublika Nimechchyny KW - FRN KW - Gėrman KW - German Uls KW - Герман Улс KW - Germania KW - Germanii︠a︡ KW - Germanyah KW - Gjermani KW - Grossdeutsches Reich KW - Jirmānīya KW - KhBNGU KW - Kholboony Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh German Uls KW - Nimechchyna KW - Repoblika Federalin'i Alemana KW - República de Alemania KW - República Federal de Alemania KW - Republika Federal Alemmana KW - Vācijā KW - Veĭmarskai︠a︡ Respublika KW - Weimar Republic KW - Weimarer Republik KW - ХБНГУ KW - Германия KW - جرمانيا KW - ドイツ KW - ドイツ連邦共和国 KW - ドイツ レンポウ キョウワコク KW - Germany (East) KW - Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955) KW - Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : British Zone) KW - Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : French Zone) KW - Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : Russian Zone) KW - Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone) KW - Germany (West) KW - Holy Roman Empire KW - Hildegardis abb. Bingensis KW - RELIGION / Christianity / General. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78343647 AB - Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) would have been an extraordinary person in any age. But for a woman of the twelfth century her achievements were so exceptional that posterity has found it hard to take her measure. Barbara Newman, a premier Hildegard authority, brings major scholars together to present an accurate portrait of the Benedictine nun and her many contributions to twelfth-century religious, cultural, and intellectual life. Written by specialists in fields ranging from medieval theology to medicine to music, these essays offer an understanding of how one woman could transform so many of the traditions of the world in which she lived. Hildegard of Bingen was the only woman of her age accepted as an authoritative voice on Christian doctrine as well as the first woman permitted by the pope to write theological books. She was the author of the first known morality play; an artist of unusual talents; the most prolific chant composer of her era; and the first woman to write extensively on natural science and medicine, including sexuality as seen from a female perspective. She was the only woman of her time to preach openly to mixed audiences of clergy and laity, and the first saint whose biography includes a first-person memoir. Adding to the significance of this volume is the fact that Hildegard's oeuvre reflects the entire sweep of twelfth-century culture and society. Scholars and lay readers alike will find this collection a rich introduction to a remarkable figure and to her tumultuous world. With the commemoration of the 900th anniversary of Hildegard's birth in September 1998, the publication of Voice of the Living Light is especially welcome. ER -