Overview
El imprescindible legado de una de las sabias y místicas más influyentes de Occidente.
A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la discordia, la guerra y la revolución. Han iluminado, indignado, provocado y consolado. Han enriquecido vidas, y también las han destruido. Taurus publica las obras de los grandes pensadores, pioneros, radicales y visionarios cuyas ideas sacudieron la civilización y nos impulsaron a ser quienes somos.
En estas páginas, cuidadosamente seleccionadas y traducidas por la filóloga Victoria Cirlot, resuena la palabra profética, firme y compasiva de la abadesa benedictina Hildegarda de Bingen. Sus misivas, dirigidas tanto a papas y emperadores como a comunidades y fieles anónimos, exhortan, consuelan y corrigen con una autoridad nacida de la visión mística y del saber teológico, científico y filosófico. A través de ellas se revela una mujer persuasiva, inteligente y culta cuya influencia no deja de expandirse.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The essential legacy of one of the most influential sages and mystics in the West.
Throughout history, certain books have transformed the way we see ourselves and others. They have inspired debate, discord, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and they have also destroyed them. The Taurus imprint publishes the works of great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and propelled us to become who we are.
In these pages, carefully selected and translated by philologist Victoria Cirlot, the prophetic, steadfast, and compassionate words of the Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen resonate. Her letters—addressed to popes and emperors as well as to communities and anonymous believers—exhort, console, and correct with an authority born of mystical vision and theological, scientific, and philosophical knowledge. Through them, a persuasive, intelligent, and cultured woman is revealed, whose influence continues to grow.
A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la discordia, la guerra y la revolución. Han iluminado, indignado, provocado y consolado. Han enriquecido vidas, y también las han destruido. Taurus publica las obras de los grandes pensadores, pioneros, radicales y visionarios cuyas ideas sacudieron la civilización y nos impulsaron a ser quienes somos.
En estas páginas, cuidadosamente seleccionadas y traducidas por la filóloga Victoria Cirlot, resuena la palabra profética, firme y compasiva de la abadesa benedictina Hildegarda de Bingen. Sus misivas, dirigidas tanto a papas y emperadores como a comunidades y fieles anónimos, exhortan, consuelan y corrigen con una autoridad nacida de la visión mística y del saber teológico, científico y filosófico. A través de ellas se revela una mujer persuasiva, inteligente y culta cuya influencia no deja de expandirse.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The essential legacy of one of the most influential sages and mystics in the West.
Throughout history, certain books have transformed the way we see ourselves and others. They have inspired debate, discord, war, and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked, and comforted. They have enriched lives—and they have also destroyed them. The Taurus imprint publishes the works of great thinkers, pioneers, radicals, and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and propelled us to become who we are.
In these pages, carefully selected and translated by philologist Victoria Cirlot, the prophetic, steadfast, and compassionate words of the Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen resonate. Her letters—addressed to popes and emperors as well as to communities and anonymous believers—exhort, console, and correct with an authority born of mystical vision and theological, scientific, and philosophical knowledge. Through them, a persuasive, intelligent, and cultured woman is revealed, whose influence continues to grow.
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