| Introduction |
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| Life and Career |
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ix | |
| Hildegard in Her Time |
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xvi | |
| Hildegard's Writings |
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xxv | |
| Further Reading |
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xlv | |
| Select Discography |
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xlix | |
| Chronology |
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li | |
| Translator's Note |
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| KNOW THE WAYS |
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Letter to Bernard of Clairvaux |
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3 | (3) |
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The Action of the Will (from Scivias) |
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6 | (3) |
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Redemption (from Scivias) |
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9 | (12) |
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Letter to Odo of Soissons |
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21 | (2) |
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The Trinity (from Scivias) |
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23 | (8) |
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Letter to Pope Eugenius III |
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31 | (4) |
| STRUGGLES FOR INDEPENDENCE |
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35 | (2) |
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Letter to Hartwig of Bremen |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (2) |
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The Trials of the Soul (from Scivias) |
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41 | (6) |
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47 | (4) |
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The Departure of Richardis of Stade |
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51 | (2) |
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The First Version of The Play of the Virtues (from Scivias) |
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53 | (12) |
| THE SIBYL OF THE RHINE |
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65 | (4) |
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Songs for the Dedication of a Church |
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69 | (2) |
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Teachings on the Church (from Scivias) |
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71 | (8) |
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Letter to Elisabeth of Schonau |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (2) |
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Letter to the Abbess of Bamberg |
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84 | (5) |
| IN PRAISE OF CREATION |
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The Cosmic Egg (from Scivias) |
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89 | (4) |
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The Cosmos (from Causes and Cures) |
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93 | (13) |
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106 | (9) |
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115 | (8) |
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123 | (8) |
| ALLEGORIES OF JUSTICE AND LOVE |
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The Iron Mountain (from Scivias) |
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131 | (5) |
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The Man Looking East and South (from The Book of Life's Merits) |
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136 | (3) |
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The Seven Vices and Virtues (from The Book of Life's Merits) |
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139 | (7) |
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The Voice from Heaven (from The Book of Life's Merits) |
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146 | (15) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (8) |
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A Vision of Love (from The Book of Divine Works) |
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171 | (8) |
| HILDEGARD'S LIFE AND INFLUENCE |
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Queries and Requests; Selected Letters to Hildegard |
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179 | (9) |
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From The Life of Hildegard, Book 2, by Theoderich of Echternach |
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188 | (5) |
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Gebeno of Eberbach: The Pentachronon |
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193 | (3) |
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From the Canonization Protocol |
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196 | (9) |
| Notes |
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205 | (32) |
| Glossary |
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237 | |
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