Sister of Wisdom: St.Hildegard of Bingen's Theology of the Feminine: St. Hildegard's Theology of the Feminine

Barbara Newman reintroduces English-speaking readers to an extraordinary and gifted figure of the twelfth-century renaissance. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was mystic and writer, musician and preacher, abbess and scientist who used symbolic theology to explore the meaning of her gender within the divine scheme of things. With a new preface, bibliography, and discography, __Sister of Wisdom__ is a landmark book in women's studies, and it will also be welcomed by readers in religion and history. Illustrations -- Preface (1997) -- Preface (1987) -- 1. A Poor Little Female -- Biographical Sketch -- Survey Of Hildegard's Works -- Theology And The Problem Of Feminine Authority -- 2. The Feminine Divine -- Theophany And The Bride Of God -- The Mirror Of Providence, The Virgin Spring, And The Tree Of Life -- The Eternal Counsel -- Wisdom As Creatrix And Anima Mundi -- Wisdom's Vesture -- The Chastisements Of Charity -- 3. The Woman And The Serpent -- Made In God's Image -- The Garment And The Mirror -- The Bright Cloud And The Shadow -- Eve And Satan -- 4. Daughters Of Eve -- Women's Sexuality And Character -- God, Satan, And Fertility -- Gynecology -- Healing And Magic -- 5. The Mother Of God -- Mary And The Ancient Counsel -- Eve And Mary -- Atonement Through The Virgin Birth -- Mary As The Feminine Ideal -- Mary, The Church, And The Priesthood -- 6. The Bride Of Christ -- The Church Eternal In Heaven -- Synagogue And Church -- The Wedding On Calvary -- Christ's Virgins And The Virgin Church -- Mother Church And The Motherhood Of God -- An Effeminate Age -- 7. Sister Of Wisdom -- Theology And Gender Revisited -- Sapiential Thought Through The Twentieth Century -- Feminism And The Future Of Sophia -- Texts Of Hildegard's Poetry. Barbara Newman. Discography: P. 297-298. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 281-296) And Index. Some years ago, wrote the monk Guibert to his friend Radulfus, strange and incredible rumors had reached his ears at the Belgian monastery of Gembloux. Reintroduces the reader to an extraordinary and gifted figure of the 12th-century renaissance, Hildegard of Bingen