Illuminations

Illuminations chronicles the life of Hildegard von Bingen 1098 1179 , who was tithed to the church at the age of eight and expected to live out her days in silent submission as the handmaiden of a renowned but disturbed young nun, Jutta von Sponheim Instead, Hildegard rejected Jutta s masochistic piety and found comfort and grace in studying books, growing herbs, and rejoicing in her own secret visions of the divine When Jutta died some three decades later, Hildegard broke out of her prison with the heavenly calling to speak and write about her visions and to liberate her sisters and herself from the soul destroying anchorage Like Anita Diamant s portrayal of Dinah in The Red Tent, Mary Sharratt interweaves historical research with psychological insight and vivid imagination to write an engaging and triumphant portrait of a courageous and remarkably resilient woman and the life she might have lived Deeply affecting, Illuminations is a testament to the power of faith, love, and self creation. Download Illuminations – kino-fada.fr Several years ago, my husband and I went to Chicago to see a play called Late Nite Catechism It is helpful if one is Catholic and evenhelpful if one has gone to Catholic School which I did, for too long in my opinion , to understand what is going on in this play Anyway this was about the time when the Vatican decided to pare down it s list of saints and as we were told during this play, they had decided that having an eating disorder or being mentally ill did not qualify one for saint Several years ago, my husband and I went to Chicago to see a play called Late Nite Catechism It is helpful if one is Catholic and evenhelpful if one has gone to Catholic School which I did, for too long in my opinion , to understand what is going on in this play Anyway this was about the time when the Vatican decided to pare down it s list of saints and as we were told during this play, they had decided that having an eating disorder or being mentally ill did not qualify one for sainthood Funny thing is the grade school I had gone to was named after one of the saints stripped of her sainthood The point being that I approached this book with quite a bit of skepticism This book brought out many emotions in me, from anger, to incredulity and fin...I d had this book on a wishlist since the author announced its publication date months ago, and it was released a few days before my birthday A friend purchased it for me as a gift, and by my birthday, I had read only a quarter of the book Was it because I m a slow reader that I didn t devour the text over a weekend No Illuminations is a book to savor, like exquisite musical movements, for its descriptions of physical scenes and emotional climates, the development of characters in extreme ci I d had this book on a wishlist since the author announced its publication date months ago, and it was released a few days before my birthday A friend purchased it for me as a gift, and by my birthday, I had read only a quarter of the book Was it because I m a slow reader that I didn t devour the text over a weekend No Illuminations is a book to savor, like exquisite musical movements, for its descriptions of physical scenes and emotional climates, the development of characters in extreme circumstances, the wrenching emotions a...When I was fifteen, I discovered the beautiful music of Hildegard von Bingen Incidentally, the CD of her music that I discovered was a techno trance interpretation created by Richard Souther While I continue to love this work, it s much maligned by people with better taste than myself This was one of my first exposures to New Agey, ambient type music, and also one of my first exposures to Hildegard, the Ultimate Uppity Woman.It s just as well that von Bingen has an uppity personality she n When I was fifteen, I discovered the beautiful music of Hildegard von Bingen Incidentally, the CD of her music that I discovered was a techno trance interpretation created by Richard Souther While I continue to love this work, it s ...I love reading about the Saints and I love historical fiction, but typically putting the two together makes for a disappointing read, in my opinion Good historical fiction authors are difficult to find in Catholic bookstores, so I was pleased to find Illuminations, a novel about the life of Hildegard von Bingen, written by a mainstream historical fiction author.Hildegard von Bingen 1098 1179 was placed in an anchorage at the age of 8 An anchorage is much stricter than a typical convent, as I love reading about the Saints and I love historical fiction, but typically putting the two together makes for a disappointing read, in my opinion Good historical fiction authors are difficult to find in Catholic bookstores, so I was pleased to find Illuminations, a novel about the life of...I read one third of this book and didn t want to finish It has the tone of a YA novel and nothing of the mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen One third of the way through the book and she s only 15 years old Not worth going on because it obviously won t deliver what I hoped for.I became a fan of author Mary Sharratt when I read her novel, Daughters of the Witching Hill, so I ve been anticipating the release of Illuminations with great excitement and when I was offered the opportunity to review it I jumped at the chance Illuminations tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen, who as a young girl was offered to the church as a companion to an anchorite nun, Jutta Von Sponheim At the tender age of eight Hildegard was sealed in a small cell with Jutta where she would remai I became a fan of author Mary Sharratt when I read her novel, Daughters of the Witching Hill, so I ve been anticipating the release of Illuminations with great excitement and when I was offered the opportunity to review it I jumped at the chance Illuminations tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen, who as a young girl was offered to the church as a companion to an anchorite nun, Jutta Von Sponheim At the tender age of eight Hildegard was sealed in a small cell with Jutta where she would remain for over two decades Once Jutta dies Hildegard works tirelessly to free her fellow nuns from the isolation of the anchorage and moves them to their own monastery at St Rupertsberg where she serves as ...This was 4.5 stars for my enjoyment The read captured Hildegard s personality It s a gentle telling of her historical reality This fiction by Sharratt succeeds because she grabbed the strength that was inherent in that girl from the beginning through all the changes and conditions she both endured and recorded The prayers, the songs, the poetry they were exquisite The Divine Love she describes considering the physical conditions and the mental barriers put into place as young as she was I This was 4.5 stars for my enjoyment The read captured Hildegard s personality It s a gentle telling of her historical reality This fiction by Sharratt succeeds because she grabbed the strength that was inherent in that girl from the beginning through all the changes and conditions she both endured and recorded The prayers,...Before reading this book, I would not have expected to enjoy a book about a cloistered nun in the Middle Ages I had never heard of Hildegard von Bingen I read this book because it was recommended to me by Goodreads based on my reviews of other books Based on a true story, this book provided a fascinating portrayal of a young girl sent away by her Mom to live in a monastery as a nun servant An older noble teen was electing to enter the monastery willingly and become a nun Hildegard was offer Before reading this book, I would not have expected to enjoy a book about a cloistered nun in the Middle Ages I had never heard of Hildegard von Bingen I read this book because it was recommended to me by Goodreads based on my reviews of other books Based on a true story, this book provided a fascinating portrayal of a young girl sent away by her Mom to live in a monastery as a nun servant An older noble teen was electing to enter the monastery willingly and become a nun Hildegard was offered to her and forced to become a nun and servant to the noble teen In exchange, Hildegard s Mom recei...Another book I just loved from the first line While I was predisposed to love this novel since I adore all things Hildegard, Sharratt s articulation of the woman behind the legend is what made me unable to put this book down That, and the reality of what religious monastic life meant for Hildegard Horrifying Growing up Catholic, I m still pretty enad of saints even if I ve shed most everything else of that faith tradition The dramatic saints women like Hildegard were and still ar Another book I just loved from the first line While I was predisposed to love this...When Hildegard was eight, her mother gave her to a church to be bricked into a chamber in a monastery wall as involuntary handmaiden and student to an ascetic teenaged girl of noble birth, Jutta von Sponheim Hildegard had visions, and was thus unmarriageable Giving her daughter over to this purpose not only disposed of her honorably, but...

• English
• 17 November 2018
Mary Sharratt
• Hardcover
• 274 pages
• 0547567847
• Mary Sharratt
• Illuminations