Book of Divine Works of Hildegard of Bingen

Name: Book of Divine Works of Hildegard of Bingen
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Hildegard of Bingen's third visionary book, LIBER DIVINORUM OPERUM, describes the human being as a microcosm, reflecting the greater cosmos. She deals with the interplay of the elements inside and outside the human body, the relationship of body and soul and virtues and vices, and gives an overview of biblical history.

Details

Publication Date: Aug 18, 2009
Language: English
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Copyright: All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors: By (author): Priscilla Throop

Specifications

Pages: 293
Binding Type: Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color: Black & White
Dimensions: US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)

Keywords

soul body cosmos elements virtues

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About Priscilla Throop

So thorough, so succinct, so literate, so straightforward and true. Dropping in and out of various institutions, at Vassar she was adjudged by a fellow student as being "just like Suzuki Beane", while her English professor said that having her in class was "like having Holden Caulfield", and he "didn't know what to do about it". At URI she was referred to as "the girl who looks like Bob Dylan" and asked if she were "one of the Rolling Stones". A classics professor at UVM was amazed at the quality of her translation -- in an exam: "So smooth!" At EDS she was said to handle her "great literacy and learning so easily" and to have "splendid common sense", "highly intelligent wit" and "ease with historical materials" and to be "wonderfully open and gracious, with a touch of wry humor". Having been told by UofT's Centre for Medieval Studies that "around here a little Latin goes a long way, and you've got lots! ", she passed, upon matriculation, both the MA and the PhD level Latin exams

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