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Hildegard of Bingen

Queer as Fact

English - March 31, 2022 22:24 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 506 ratings
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This week on Queer as Fact, we're talking about the 12th-century German nun and polymath Hildegard of Bingen. Join us for thorny theological questions, savage letters to the Pope and a medieval description of the female orgasm.


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[Image: Medieval illustration of Hildegard in a nun's habit, writing. Red tendrils reach down towards her face. A monk is watching on.]

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