Secrets of God

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Secrets of God (World Philosophers and Their Works)

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Secrets of God: Writings of Hildegard of Bingen is a representative selection of all the works written by Hildegard of Bingen. It includes not only extensive excerpts from her philosophical works but also portions of her writings in biography, physics, and medicine. To reflect Hildegard’s artistic accomplishments, the collection contains samples of her liturgical poetry and four of her mandala-like illustrations.

Hildegard wrote during the twelfth century at a time when the Church, while externally engaged in crusades against “infidels,” was badly in...

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