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Tables of Contents for Sister of Wisdom
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Illustrations
ix
2
Abbreviations
xi
4
Preface (1997)
xv
4
Preface (1987)
xix
1. "A poor little female"
1
41
Biographical sketch
4
11
Survey of Hildegard's works
15
19
Theology and the problem of feminine authority
34
8
2. The Feminine Divine
42
47
Theophany and the bride of God
46
5
The mirror of providence, the virgin spring, and the tree of life
51
4
The eternal counsel
55
9
Wisdom as creatrix and anima mundi
64
7
Wisdom's vesture
71
4
The chastisements of charity
75
14
3. The Woman and the Serpent
89
32
Made in God's image
91
3
The garment and the mirror
94
6
The bright cloud and the shadow
100
7
Eve and Satan
107
14
4. Daughters of Eve
121
35
Women's sexuality and character
126
7
God, Satan, and fertility
133
10
Gynecology
143
5
Healing and magic
148
8
5. The Mother of God
156
40
Mary and the ancient counsel
160
7
Eve and Mary
167
4
Atonement through the virgin birth
171
10
Mary as the feminine ideal
181
7
Mary, the Church, and the priesthood
188
8
6. The Bride of Christ
196
54
The Church eternal in heaven
198
6
Synagogue and Church
204
7
The wedding on Calvary
211
7
Christ's virgins and the virgin Church
218
10
Mother Church and the motherhood of God
228
10
"An effeminate age"
238
12
7. Sister of Wisdom
250
23
Theology and gender revisited
254
4
Sapiential thought through the twentieth century
258
7
Feminism and the future of Sophia
265
8
Texts of Hildegard's Poetry
273
8
Bibliography
281
16
Discography
297
2
Index
299