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Hildegard of Bingen: Saint, Nun and Healer
HLÁSKOVÁ, Lenka
The topic of this work is a look at the treatment procedures and medical ideas of a medieval healer known as Hildegard of Bingen. This woman became well known even during her lifetime not only as a healer, composer, writer and visionary, but also because she was an abbess and founder of two monasteries. She wrote many works of mystical, religious and medical nature and among her endeavours there are also musical compositions. An extensive collection of her correspondence has been preserved, which documents regular exchange of letters with powerful people of her time, for example the cistercian monk Bernard of Clairvaux, popes Eugene III. and Alexander III., emperor Frederick I. Barbarossa, bishop Daniel of Prague and archbishop Kristián Buch of Mainz. The aim of my work is an attempt to understand the sources of Hildegard's healing abilities and explore the assumed conflict of the knowledge acquired through study and practice, and the sources originating in her visions.
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The Situation of a Mystics according Hildegard of Bingen - Searching for her Starting Position as Scivitas Autor
Živná, Magdaléna ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
- The situation of mystic according to Hildegarda of Bingen The Bachelor work is focused on the visionary book Scivias written by Hildegard of Bingen. This famous lady, teacher, preacher, prophet, abbesses and healer was born in 1098 in Germany and died after her shining career in 1179. Bachelor work deals mainly with Hildegard's mystic books and attempts to define Hildegard's attitude to her own mystical work. In her visions, she describes different heavenly images and she also tries to explain them, often in many different ways. In the introduction to her book Scivias, we can find seven points that can helps us understand her attitude. These seven points are also present in her letter to Bernard of Clairvaux. The Points include: fragility, heaven flame, understanding of books (mainly the Bible), mystery, vigilance, relation with some other people and simplicity. The text of the work is divided into chapters and in each chapter author attempts to characterize one of these points. It mentions the question of Hildegard's mental health, the social position of women in medieval times or the fact of imagination. A schema is stated at the end. This schema attempts to characterized relations between different points, which were described as above.
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The Situation of a Mystics according Hildegard of Bingen - Searching for her Starting Position as Scivitas Autor
Živná, Magdaléna ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
- The situation of mystic according to Hildegarda of Bingen The Bachelor work is focused on the visionary book Scivias written by Hildegard of Bingen. This famous lady, teacher, preacher, prophet, abbesses and healer was born in 1098 in Germany and died after her shining career in 1179. Bachelor work deals mainly with Hildegard's mystic books and attempts to define Hildegard's attitude to her own mystical work. In her visions, she describes different heavenly images and she also tries to explain them, often in many different ways. In the introduction to her book Scivias, we can find seven points that can helps us understand her attitude. These seven points are also present in her letter to Bernard of Clairvaux. The Points include: fragility, heaven flame, understanding of books (mainly the Bible), mystery, vigilance, relation with some other people and simplicity. The text of the work is divided into chapters and in each chapter author attempts to characterize one of these points. It mentions the question of Hildegard's mental health, the social position of women in medieval times or the fact of imagination. A schema is stated at the end. This schema attempts to characterized relations between different points, which were described as above.
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Theology of Hildegarda of Bingen
ŠIPKA, Magdaléna
Dissertation work 'Theology of Hildegard von Bingen' introduces theology of this medieval abatyss, teacher, preacher and holy woman. First part of this work is a summary of Hildegard's life and it also outlines the nature of her work. It is followed by explanation of Hildegard von Bingen's position as a female theologist. Further, the work offers an overview of intepretations of Hildegard's theology in the works of great theologians interested in mysticism of twentieth century. Namely the legacy of Hildegard von Bingen in the works of Evellin Underhill, Dorothee Soelle and Matthew Fox. To understand Hildegard's theology it is vital to understand her theological method and the way her visionary works are constructed. Therefore next chapter deals with Hildegard von Bingen as a mystic and her use of knowledge and experience as a source of her mystical visions. Last part is about Hildegard's theology itself. Her possitive cosmology, mariology, ethics, soteriology and all above her theology of creation.
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