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Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) is the most popular German of the Middle Ages - on a par with the powerful of her time. She was a visionary, a natural scientist, a politician and composer, a theologian, and even the manager of two monasteries she founded. Many of her writings, especially her knowledge of natural medicine, have lost none of their relevance to this day. Others still raise questions. While some suspect in Hildegard's visions a kind of drug intoxication of the herbalists, others see in it a prophetic gift, even a proof of her holiness.
Aired: Nov 21, 2010 Genre: DocumentaryProducers:Duration: 43m Rating: 0 Country:Production: ZDF
Episodes
01: Charlemagne and the Saxons02: Frederick II. and the Crusade03: Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women04: Charles IV. and the Black Death05: Thomas Müntzer and the Peasants' War06: Augustus the Strong and Love07: Karl Marx and the Class Struggle08: Ludwig II. and the Bavarians09: Rosa Luxemburg and Freedom10: Gustav Stresemann and the Republic