Hildegard of Bingen: On Natural Philosophy and Medicine: Selections from Cause Et Cure

(Part of the Library of Medieval Women Series)

by Margret Berger and Hildegard of Bingen

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Medieval attitudes to health and treatment revealed in Hildegard's treatise.

Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1179], an important figure in her own time, has come increasingly to critical attention in recent years. Cause et Cure, attributed to Hildegard, is both a cosmological text and a medical handbook;it is a densely layered work woven together from diverse threads. It begins with a chapter on cosmology which leads to consideration of the human...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0859915514

ISBN13:9780859915519

Release Date:April 1999

Publisher:Boydell & Brewer

Length:184 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Ancient & Classical Literature Catholicism Christian Books & Bibles Church History Criticism & Theory History History & Criticism Literature & Fiction Medical Medical Books

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Hildegard of Bingen: On Natural Philosophy and Medicine: Selections from Cause Et Cure

(Part of the Library of Medieval Women Series)

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