Rich, exuberant testament of one liturgical year in the life of the great 12th-century mystic, as envisioned by a 20th-century medieval scholar. "A true telling and a healing fiction, clearly inspired by the Great Lady herself. The power of her presence permeates each page."--Jean Houston, author of The Possible Human.

The Journal of Hildegard of Bingen

Lachman, Barbara

Religion & Spirituality

Harmony

Hildegard of Bingen is everyone's secret passion these days. Here is a tumultuous year in the life of the great twelfth-century Benedictine abbess, mystic, composer, healer, writer, and advocate of women's full participation in the life of the spirit. Considered a saint in Germany, Hildegard left us three books of her visions in which she often saw the creation as a living, pulsing being, 77 liturgical songs, the first morality play, a book on the healing arts, a catalog of the flora of her native Rhineland, and a wealth of correspondence with monarchs, several popes, and clergy at all levels of society. In conveying the full breadth of Hildegard's inner and outer experience, Barbara Lachman has created a document that rings with truth about this singular woman and her world. Rarely does a literary work succeed as well in letting readers see the world through such illuminated eyes.

The Journal of Hildegard of Bingen: A Novel

Harmony/Bell Tower

In 1178, in the 80th year of her life, Hildegard of Bingen and her community of nuns were forced to refrain from their daily cycle of chanted services. Imagining Hildegard's thoughts during that period of enforced silence, author Barbara Lachman creates a "journal" such as Hildegard might have kept--a moving meditation on the power and meaning of the word, music, and silence, and a compelling work of historical re-creation.

Hildegard: The Last Year

Shambhala

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The Journal of Hildegard of Bingen

The Journal of Hildegard of Bingen: A Novel

Hildegard: The Last Year