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Hildegard v. Tengswich
Trobár Talks
English - June 20, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBMusic Arts early music medieval music medieval history middle ages medieval art music ensemble historical performance period instruments Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode we get a bit more acquainted with one of our favorite saints, the 12th-c. abbess, writer, composer, mystic, visionary, philosopher, and botanist Hildegard von Bingen. As impressive a person as Hildegard was, she was not uncontroversial in her own day. An exchange of letters between Hildegard and a Mistress Tengswich reveal aspects of her world view and ways of operating that may trouble you as much as they did some of her contemporaries. You can access those letters (pp. 127-128) and many others at this link. We hope you enjoy the conversation!