Hildegard of Bingen: On Natural Philosophy and Medicine

Name: Hildegard of Bingen: On Natural Philosophy and Medicine
SKU: 12695728
Price: 69.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

Selections from Cause et Cure

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Library of Medieval Women

Show Hide Adult Content

$69.99

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Afterpay is available on orders $100 to $2000 Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 20 Jun - 2 Jul using International Courier

Description

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 being as a small-scale copy of the universe. From here the focus shifts to the diseases and disorders which afflict human beings. The sections on treatment which follow provide information on medieval pharmacology and herbal healing. The text discusses the differences between male and female, human sexuality, embryology, sleep and dreams, signs predicting death or survival, astrological influences.The Introduction sketches Hildegard's life and career, and describes the cultural context with emphasis on medieval medicine. The Interpretive Essay discusses the selections presented in translation and alerts the reader to the benefits as well as the limits of medieval health care.M ARGRET BERGER, formerly Associate Professor in the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies (German) at Simon Fraser University, has specialised in medieval German literature and Romance philology.

Release date Australia

May 27th, 1999

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Margret Berger

Illustrations

1 b/w illus.

Pages

184

Series

Library of Medieval Women

Dimensions

138x216x11

ISBN-13

9780859915519

Product ID

12695728

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*

Non-Fiction Books:

Hildegard of Bingen: On Natural Philosophy and Medicine

Format:

Series:

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Availability

Description

Customer reviews

Marketplace listings

Help & options

Filed under...

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more*

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*