{"product_id":"hildegard-von-bingens-physica-priscilla-throop-9780892816613","title":"Hildegard Von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing","description":"One of two major medical treatises by medieval healer Hildegard von Bingen, presented in its entirety for the first time in English during the 900th anniversary of her birth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- A seminal text in the development of Western herbal medicine \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Presents nine categories of healing systems--Plants, Elements, Trees, Stones, Fish, Birds, Animals, Reptiles, and Metals--and elaborates on their medicinal use \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Closely related to Eastern medical approaches that are gaining respect today \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaint, mystic, healer, visionary, fighter, Hildegard von Bingen stands as one of the great figures in the history of women in me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a time when few women could write and most were denied a formal education, Hildegard von Bingen became a legendary healer, visionary, musician, artist, poet, and saint. Her works include twenty-seven symphonic compositions; \u003ci\u003eScivias\u003c\/i\u003e, a compilation of her visions; and her two major medical works, \u003ci\u003eCausae et Curae\u003c\/i\u003e, a medical compendium, and \u003ci\u003ePhysica\u003c\/i\u003e, published here in English in its entirety for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhysica\u003c\/i\u003e has a strong affinity with the Eastern medical approaches gaining great respect today. The modern reader interested in natural healing will recognize the enormous truth in the theories of this 12th-century physician, which remind us that our cures for illness depend on our natural world and our place in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Priscilla Throop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0892816619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780892816613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Healing Arts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.26w x 1.05d","brand":"Priscilla Throop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055446782207,"sku":"9780892816613","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f53657f-2a2c-46d0-bfd8-ca71b1c64d21.jpg?v=1685035819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hildegard-von-bingens-physica-priscilla-throop-9780892816613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}