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Hildegard of Bingen: A New Twelfth-century Woman Philosopher?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Helen J. John
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Abstract

Three recent publications—Barbara Newman, Sister of Wisdom: St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine; Hildegard of Bingen, Scivias, translated by Mother Columba Hart and Jane Bishop; and Sabina Flanagan, Hildegard of Bingen, 1098–1179: A Visionary Life—provide access in English to Hildegard's vast and complex intellectual achievement. Reviewing these works 1 suggest why Hildegard's thought has only begun to be studied by philosophers, why such study is important, and I propose ways to approach Hildegard's work.

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Review Essay
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Hypatia , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , Winter 1992 , pp. 115 - 123
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 by Hypatia, Inc.

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