I saw the trailer for Vision From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen on Apple. What a shocker - the trailer is full of adulation of liberal values which she supposedly embodies: the pursuit of autonomy (and identity), defiance of authority and tradition, denigration of the "institutional" Church. Is this something an American should expect from Margarethe von Trotta? Or is the movie actually more nuanced and understanding in its portrayal of the relations between Hildegard von Bingen and her ecclesiastical superiors?
website
NYT: A Multitasking Nun in Medieval Germany
On St. Hildegard von Bingen: Catholic Encyclopedia
Benedict XVI:
On St. Hildegard: Cloistered Nun and Mystic
A Continuing Reflection on St. Hildegard
Medieval Sourcebook
Some links
Vita Nostra in Ecclesia
A discography
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