1st Edition
Rooted in the Earth, Rooted in the Sky Hildegard of Bingen and Premodern Medicine
By Victoria Sweet
Copyright 2006
344 Pages
32 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
348 Pages
4 Color & 28 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Rooted in the Earth, Rooted in the Sky is a detailed study of the medicine of Hildegard of Bingen, a medieval mystic, theologian and composer, who also wrote a practical medical text. Although there has been an explosion of interest in Hildegard's music, theology, illuminations and medicine in the last two decades, this is the first book to use her remarkable text to revise not only our... Read more
1. A Wonder-Working Woman 2. Gardener of the Body 3. Wind, Land, Rain, Sun—The Elements 4. A Fluid Concept—The Humors 5. The Green Humor 6. Conclusion. Appendix: The Only Surviving Witness
Biography
Victoria Sweet
