The work reported on in this talk is a collaborative effort involving forces performative, scholarly, and technological. Because of the way Hildegard describes her understanding of the cosmos in the treatise Scivias, the model unfolds in two acts.
Hildegard’s Cosmos and Its Music: Making a Digital Model for the Modern Planetarium
August 1, 2015 By
Hildegard of Bingen: Authorship and Stylometry
February 18, 2015 By
A documentary based on the article ‘Collaborative Authorship in the Twelfth Century. A Stylometric Study of Hildegard of Bingen and Guibert of Gembloux’
Feminine Love in the Twelfth Century – A Case Study: The Mulier in the Lost Love Letters and the Work of Female Mystics
November 10, 2014 By
This article compares the twelfth-century writings of the secular mulier in the Lost Love Letters with the work of religious female ‘mystics’ to draw comparisons about the way these authors chose to express love.
Hildegard of Bingen
August 6, 2014 By
Hildegard of Bingen stands out as a visionary and strong intellectual power of the Middle Ages. She was a writer letters to people of all rank and standing and of books on subjects ranging from theology to medicine, natural history, poetry and cosmology. She was also a composer, both of words and music. What really makes Hildegard extraordinary is she did this at a time when women rarely did these things.
Hildegard of Bingen: A Star Shining in the Dark Ages
September 2, 2013 By
Hildegard took full advantage of these privileges, coupled with cunning strategy, to ascend beyond the limitations imposed by her society.
Contextualizing Hildegard of Bingen’s Violent and Apocalyptic Imagery
July 3, 2013 By
This essay focuses on the graphic and violent language of Hildegard’s visions. I argue that Hildegard drew upon the political and ecclesiastical context in which she lived for her visionary experiences, rather than a fully developed form of salvation history.
The Privileging of Visio over Vox in the Mystical Experiences of Hildegard of Bingen and Joan of Arc
May 25, 2013 By
Even though medieval women mystics have enjoyed increased attention in recent scholarly discussion, a topic that still has not been tackled is the possible difference between seeing a vision and hearing a voice during a mystical experience
Is truth more interesting than fiction? The conflict between veracity and dramatic impact in historical fiction
January 15, 2013 By
I do not wish to enlist, on either side, in the battle between historians and novelists. What I would like is to suggest a foray which may at first glance seem a minor skirmish, but which may significantly affect the way in which a writer portrays people who once lived, particularly famous people.
The Representation of Antichrist in Hildegard of Bingen’s Scivias
January 13, 2013 By
The image thatis the subjectof this essay is one of thirty-five miniatures that once illuminated the lost Rupertsberg manuscript (Wiesbaden, Hessisches Landesbibl., MS 1, ca. 1165-75), a deluxe copy of Scivias.
The Satanic Phenomenon: Medieval Representations of Satan
October 30, 2012 By
The ever-evolving, interconnectedness of culture, religion, and superstition make for a truly unique theatrical experience in the middle ages. With limited understanding and access to scripture, medieval Christians generated a blended belief system, in order to make sense of the metaphysical world, which manifests itself in medieval drama‟s representations of Satan.
You Are What You Eat: Hildegard of Bingen’s Viriditas
October 21, 2012 By
Hildegard argues in the beginning of Physica that humans become what they eat.
The Construction of the femina in Hildegard’s Symphonia
July 19, 2012 By
The architectural metaphor used throughout Hildegard’s Symphonia is not an isolated or independent occurrence; rather it is deeply rooted in her theology.
Hildegard of Bingen: Interdisciplinarian of Medieval Europe
May 25, 2012 By
Born in 1098, Hildegard was the tenth child to Hildebert von Bermersheim and his wife Mechtild. They were a very well‐to‐do family of the free nobility from the Bermersheim region of Germany. When she was eight years old, Hildegard’s parents dedicated her to the church as a tithe. Hildegard was placed in a Benedictine monastery in an enclosed room with an anchoress and tutor named Jutta von Sponheim.
Ten Fascinating Facts About Hildegard Von Bingen
May 15, 2012 By
Pope Benedict XVI made it official last Thursday: An 11th century Benedictine nun named Hildegard Von Bingen—mystic, writer, musician, philosopher and naturalist—has been proclaimed a saint
From Pagan Cosmos to Christian Creation: A Historical Path from Late Antique Priscillianus to Medieval Hildegard
May 3, 2012 By
Why and how do ancient and medieval Christians look so different to the sky, future and world as the pagans did?
Publicity through the voice of God: Hildegard of Bingen as a Public Figure in the Twelfth Century
February 6, 2012 By
Hildegard was peripherally involved in contemporary politics, and she was in contact with some of the most esteemed theologians of her day, including Bernard of Clairvaux and Pope Eugenius III, who, according to her vita, ‘commanded’ her to continue writing Scivias. Hildegard also communicated with the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Divine Love in a World History Perspective: Contributions of Medieval Female Saint
December 14, 2011 By
Scholars have noted that similar notions of Divine Love have existed among the mystical traditions within Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) and Her Music Drama Ordo virtutum: A critical review of the scholarship and some new suggestions
September 18, 2011 By
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) and Her Music Drama Ordo virtutum: A critical review of the scholarship and some new suggestions By Eckehard Simon Published Online Introduction: During the last three decades, Hildegard of Bingen – visionary, prophetess, abbess, correspondent, preacher, composer, and scientist – has become an icon of modern culture, outshining any other medieval […]
Kingdoms and Beasts: The Early Prophecies of Hildegard of Bingen
September 3, 2011 By
Kingdoms and Beasts: The Early Prophecies of Hildegard of Bingen Czarski, Charles M. JOURNAL OF MILLENNIAL STUDIES, VOLUME I, ISSUE 2, Winter (1998) Abstract The twelfth-century Benedictine author Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) has long been famous for her first major work known as the Scivias, a description of her visions and her commentaries on them which she […]
Please Don’t Talk about Hildegard and Feminism in the Same Breath!
April 13, 2011 By
TRANSFORMATIONS OF AUTHORIAL REPRESENTATION IN THE MANESSE CODEX
March 20, 2011 By
TRANSFORMATIONS OF AUTHORIAL REPRESENTATION IN THE MANESSE CODEX DECHANT, DENNIS LYLE MA Thesis, University of Oregon, June (2010) Abstract Author portraits appear frequently in the decoration ofmedieval illuminated manuscripts, though the word “portrait” applies only with qualification: until the late Middle Ages and Renaissance artists were not interested in representing an author’s actual, historical appearance. Instead, variations […]
The Professionalization of Midwifery in the Late Middle Ages
March 14, 2011 By
The unique role of women who practiced as assign midwives is neglected in the historical record of the late Middle Ages.
Hildegard of Bingen: Upholding the Status Quo through Innovation
March 9, 2011 By
Hildegard of Bingen: Upholding the Status Quo through Innovation By Laura Bock 2009 Winner of the James Madison University Academic Writing Contest (2009) Introduction: Hildegard of Bingen stands out in the standard music history textbook as one of the first noted female composers in documented history. Upon further examination of her biography, it becomes clear Hildegard was quite prolific, not merely as a composer, but as an author, poet, theologian, and scientist. Throughout her works, many parallels are apparent between […]
Hildegard on Trial: A Note Regarding the Narrow Reception of a Medieval Abbess-Composer
February 25, 2011 By
Hildegard on Trial: A Note Regarding the Narrow Reception of a Medieval Abbess-Composer DiCenso, Daniel Marginalia, Vol. 5, (2007) Abstract Hildegard of Bingen, known widely after her death as the ‘Sybil of the Rhine’, was an abbess, composer, poet, herbalist, artist, scholar, mystic and visionary. During her lifetime (1098-1179), Hildegard produced major works of music, […]
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