Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece her diary and "visions" /
Prior to her heroic efforts in nursing during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale experienced tremendous psychological and spiritual anguish as she struggled to answer what she believed to be a divine call to service. Traveling to Egypt and Greece in 1849-50, she recorded her thoughts in a diary w...
| Main Author: | Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910. |
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| Other Authors: | Calabria, Michael D. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[1997]
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| Physical Description: |
x, 167 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series: |
SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions.
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| Summary: |
Prior to her heroic efforts in nursing during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale experienced tremendous psychological and spiritual anguish as she struggled to answer what she believed to be a divine call to service. Traveling to Egypt and Greece in 1849-50, she recorded her thoughts in a diary which has never been published in its entirety. Presented with never before published manuscript material and two unusual pieces of short fiction, this work demonstrates that Nightingale gleaned ancient Egyptian, Platonic, and Hermetic philosophy, Christian scripture and the works of poets, mystics, and missionaries in an attempt to understand the nature of God and her role in the divine plan. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and indexes. pt. 1. Diary -- pt. 2. Vision of temples -- pt. 3. A Greek vision. Prior to her heroic efforts in nursing during the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale experienced tremendous psychological and spiritual anguish as she struggled to answer what she believed to be a divine call to service. Traveling to Egypt and Greece in 1849-50, she recorded her thoughts in a diary which has never been published in its entirety. Presented with never before published manuscript material and two unusual pieces of short fiction, this work demonstrates that Nightingale gleaned ancient Egyptian, Platonic, and Hermetic philosophy, Christian scripture and the works of poets, mystics, and missionaries in an attempt to understand the nature of God and her role in the divine plan. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 167 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
0791431150 9780791431153 0791431169 9780791431160 |