Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This subject examines the life and writings of Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) in the context of changing attitudes political and religious authority in Europe between 1070 and 1170, as well as of some of her contemporaries. Hildegard's visionary, scientific and mystical writings provide a unique window for studying central concerns of twelfth-century thought, above all its concern to integrate the natural world into its cosmological perspective.
Assessment Essay (4000 words) 60%. Examination (2 hours) 40% + Additional assessment (3000 words) if taken at 12 points