A companion to Hildegard of Bingen

A companion to Hildegard of Bingen /

This volume presents facets of the historical persona and cultural significance of Hildegard of Bingen, named Doctor of the Church in 2012. Its essays explore the historical, literary, and religious context of her oeuvre and examine understudied aspects of her works.

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Corporate Author: E.J. Brill (Firm)
Other Authors: Kienzle, Beverly Mayne (Editor), Stoudt, Debra L. (Editor), Ferzoco, George (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden, the Netherlands : Brill, 2014
Series:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 45.
Subjects:
Hildegard, > Saint, > 1098-1179.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Beverly Mayne Kienzle and Debra L. Stoudt
  • What do we know about the life of Jutta and Hildegard at Disibodenberg and Rupertsberg? / Franz J. Felten
  • St Disibod and the history of the Disibodenberg up to the beginning of the 12th century / Franz J. Felten
  • Hildegard of Bingen and the Hirsau reform in Germany 1080-1180 / Constant J. Mews
  • Unequal twins: visionary attitude and monastic culture in Elisabeth of Schönau and Hildegard of Bingen / Felix Heinzer
  • Hildegard, the schools, and their critics / Justin A. Stover
  • Intertextuality in Hildegard's works: Ezekiel and the claim to prophetic authority / Beverly Mayne Kienzle and Travis A. Stevens
  • Hearing the heavenly symphony: an overview of Hildegard's musical oeuvre with case studies / Tova Leigh-Choate, William T. Flynn, and Margot E. Fassler
  • Hildegard as musical hagiographer: Engelberg, Stiftsbibliothek Ms. 103 and her songs for Saints Disibod and Ursula / Tova Leigh-Choate, William T. Flynn, and Margot E. Fassler
  • The theology of repentence: observations on the Liber vite meritorum / Susanne Ruge
  • The medical, the magical, and the miraculous in the healing arts of Hildegard of Bingen / Debra L. Stoudt
  • Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179): a history of reception / Michael Embach
  • The canonization and doctorization of Hildegard of Bingen / George Ferzoco
  • Notes on Hildegard's "unknown" language and writing / George Ferzoco.

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