Secrets of God
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Visionary, mystic, poet, musician, naturalist, healer, theologian-the Rhineland nun Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a Renaissance woman long before there was a Renaissance. This is the first book in English to offer a representative selection of writings from all of her amazing range of work.



Hildegard wrote many volumes on subjects from mystical vision to sexuality, from theology to natural medicine-in letters, treatises, poetry, and songs-all in an age when few women wrote more than an occasional letter. She was a woman of extraordinary influence whose work not only surpassed that of her male contemporaries in its range, but also outshone them in visionary beauty and intellectual power. This collection includes a brief biography of Hildegard, and selections from the following works:



• Scivias (literally, "know the ways"), the record of Hildegard's visions and her commentary on them

• The Book of Life's Merits, visionary work

• The Book of Divine Works, a work of cosmology and anthropology

• Natural History, a record of plants, animals, and minerals, translated here into English for the first time

• Causes and Cures, a compendium of her writing on natural medicine

• Symphonia, her songs and poetry

• Biographical works

• Selected letters

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  • : Hildegard Of Bingen
  • : Shambhala Publications Inc
  • : 9781570621642
  • : Engels
  • : Paperback
  • : 200
  • : juli 1996
  • : 255
  • : 216 x 140 x 11 mm.
  • : Biografie: religieus en spiritueel; Christendom; Religieuze aspecten van seksualiteit, geslacht en relaties; Religieuze en spirituele leiders