Hildegard von Bingen's Physica : the complete English translation of her classic work on health and healing

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Hildegard von Bingen's Physica : the complete English translation of her classic work on health and healing

translated from the Latin by Priscilla Throop ; illustrations by Mary Elder Jacobsen

Healing Arts Press, c1998

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Physica

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Includes index

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Description

Saint, mystic, healer, visionary, fighter, Hildegard von Bingen stands as one of the great figures in the history of women in me. At a time when few women could write and most were denied a formal education, Hildegard von Bingen became a legendary healer, visionary, musician, artist, poet, and saint. Her works include twenty-seven symphonic compositions; Scivias, a compilation of her visions; and her two major medical works, Causae et Curae, a medical compendium, and Physica, published here in English in its entirety for the first time. Physicahas a strong affinity with the Eastern medical approaches gaining great respect today. The modern reader interested in natural healing will recognize the enormous truth in the theories of this 12th-century physician, which remind us that our cures for illness depend on our natural world and our place in it.

Table of Contents

Hildegard Von Bingen's Physica The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing Translated from the Latin by Priscilla Throop 1 Plants 2 Elements 3 Trees 4 Stones 5 Fish 6 Birds 7 Animals 8 Reptiles 9 Metals Index

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  • NCID
    BB20820573
  • ISBN
    • 0892816619
  • LCCN
    98018119
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    lat
  • Place of Publication
    Rochester, Vt.
  • Pages/Volumes
    250 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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