O Jewel Resplendent
The Virgin Mary and Her Analogues in Hildegard of Bingen's Scivias
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3289885 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathaniel M Campbell (Union College - Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 342 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel14030342 |
| OpenAlex | W4323314289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Despite the lush visual imagery of the twenty-six visions that form the foundation of Hildegard of Bingen's first work, Scivias, the physical person of the Virgin Mary appears only once, as the Queen of the heavenly symphony in the book's final vision. The images that coalesce in the musical compositions dedicated to the Virgin in that final symphony, however, resonate throughout the rest of the work, revealing Mary's constant background presence. Moreover, analogues of traditional Marian imagery in both the text and the illustrations Hildegard designed for the work allow us to see how the Virgin exemplifies the life of the virtues from which Hildegard constructs the City of God. Finally, connections between Scivias and Hildegard's third work, Liber diuinorum operum, demonstrate that the Virgin Mary models the path of virginity that Hildegard holds up as the singular road to holy perfection for herself and the nuns under her care
Art · Art history · Asceticism · Musical · Perfection · Sociology · Symphony · Theology · Virginity test · Vision · Visual arts · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |