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"Hildegard of Bingen: An Integrated Vision shows that Hildegard's opus was filled with balance, unity, and a stress on the Gospel-a life and work that served as an inspiration and a challenge for the twelfth century and now for us at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Hildegard of Bingen: An Integrated Vision considers Hildegard as a whole person and places her within her own century and context. It accents what makes her such a compelling figure for the modern reader while retaining the integrity of her peerless voice. It also serves as an introduction to Hildegard and a resource for simplistic interpretations of a complex and gifted woman whose legacy is a multitude of works. The first chapter explains Hildegard's mystical polyphony by exploring the forces which shaped Hildegard's development throughout her life, stressing her historical context, personal history, and the setting in which she lived and wrote. Chapter two explores her mystical polyphony in the explicitly visionary theological works: the Scivias, the Liber vitae meritorum, and the De operatione Dei. The third chapter considers Hildegard's musical vision in depth. Chapter four explores her non-visionary works, including the ""unknown language,"" the lingua ignota; her lives of the saints and founders; and her commentaries and theories about the natural world, linked to her cosmology. Chapter five looks at Hildegard's prophetic gifts and voice. It examines her relationships with others: in the communities in which she lived and governed, ""in the world"" by correspondence or encounter, in her encounters with authority, and in her claim to be an authority in her own right. King-Lenzmeier concludes with such questions as What makes Hildegard unique as a mystic, and what does she share with others? and How is Hildegard's mystical journey a paradigm for other mystical journeys? She draws forth the major elements that integrate Hildegard's life and work and indicates in what way she is an example for other mystics who share her polyphonic character and spiritual path. The final chapter demonstrates Hildegard's uniqueness among the mystics while presenting the universal appeal of her mysticism. By considering all of Hildegard's talents, works, and trials Hildegard of Bingen: An Integrated Vision shows the depth of the challenge she presents to us. She calls us to look beyond the everyday, but to value it at the same time; to challenge our preconceived notions of gender in the divine and human spheres; to see that in times of hardship we cannot give up; and to love life, even when it is hard to bear. She gives us her example and her tools: now it is our turn to figure out, singly and together, how to bring viriditas more fully into the world of today and tomorrow. Chapters are ""Shaping Forces,"" ""Mystical Polyphony in the Visionary Works,"" ""Bringing the Strands Together-The Gift of Music,"" ""Earth and Heaven in Dialogue,"" ""From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Witness,"" and ""Concluding Remarks."" Includes illustrations."

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Author:   Anne H. King-Lenzmeier
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9780814658420

ISBN 10:   0814658423
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   01 July 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Figures and Illustrations   viii Acknowledgments   ix Introduction   xi      Exploring the Method: Mysticism, Spirituality, Polyphone   xvi Chronology of Hildegard's Life   xxii Three Phases of Hildegard's Life and Works   xxiv I.  Shaping Forces   1      A Sense of Place: Society and Surroundings   2      Natural surrounding and Religious Inspiration   5      Liturgy and Learning   9      Music and Light: The Meeting Place of the Human and the Divine   17      The World Outside   20      Shaping Forces and Hildegard's Personality   23 II.  Mystical Polyphone in the Visionary Works   25      The Calling of God: The Preface to the Scivias   26      From the Preface to the Content of the Scivias   28         Part One:  Creation and Fall   33         Part Two:  Incarnation and Salvation   37         Part Three:  Tribulations and and the Coming Kingdom of God   42         Scivias: Observations and Remarks   48      The Liber Vitae Meritorum   51         Contents of the Liber Vitae Meritorum   53         Specific Examples from the Liber Vitae Meritorum   55      The De Operatione Dei   60         The Structure and Contents of the De Operatione Dei   62         Specific Examples from the De Operatione Dei   65      The De Operatione Dei: Observations and Remarks   72      The Theological-Visionary Tretises and the Mystical Ployphony of Hildegard   72 III.  Bringing the Strands Together: The Gift of Music   79      Hildegard's Musical Style and the Creation of the Symphonia   87      Music, Poetry, and Style   88      Structure, Organization, and Number of Songs in the Cycle   93      Examples from the Symphonia   85         O Ecclesia   95         O Viridissima Virga   99         O Virtus Sapientiae   102      The Ordo Virtutum: The First Morality Play   105      The Musical and Poetic Structure of the Ordo Virtutum   108      The Significance of the Ordo Virtutum   113      Mystical Polyphony in Hildegardo's Music   114 IV.  Earth and Heaven in Dialogue   117      The Lingua Ignota   118      The Lives of Saints, The Rule of Benedict, and the Athanasian Creed   121      Hildegard and the World of Creation   127      Physica   129      Causae et Curae   134 V.  From Mystical Vision to Prophetic Witness   142      The Prophetic Calling   146      Prophetic Authority and the Ecclesial and Secular Authorities   150      The Prophetess and Politics: Worldly Ties   153      The Letters as prophetic Witness   158      The Popes   161      Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor (11152-1190)   162      Philip of Heinsberg   164      Conflict with the Prelates of Mainz   166      Responsibilities of Office   170      Care and Cure of Souls   172      Theological Issues   174      The Preaching Tours and the Content of Her Preaching   177         First Preaching Tour   177         Second Preaching Tour   180         Third Preaching Tour   183         Fourth Preaching Tour   187      Polyphonic Mysticism and Prophetic Witness   190 VI.  Concluding Remarks   194 Notes   199 Bibliography   218 Select Discography   225 Index   228

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