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Record Number:
8702
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Van Engen , John.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Abbess: 'Mother and Teacher' [The author analyzes the many roles that Hildegard of Bingen played as abbess].
Source:
Voice of the Living Light: Hildegard of Bingen and Her World. Edited by Barbara Newman. University of California Press, 1998. Pages 30 - 51.
Description:
Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Abbesses
Education
Hildegard of Bingen, Abbess of Rupertsberg
Monasticism
Spiritual Care
Teaching
Virginity
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
12
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John van Engen surveys Hildegard's career as an abbess, a courtesy title only rarely granted her in her lifetime. He approaches the story developmentally, tracing her career from recluse to prioress to superior of two convents. Hildegard saw herself as a
Author's Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1998.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0520208269