Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece : her diary and "visions" / Michael D. Calabria.

By:

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

Contributor(s):

Calabria, Michael D

Material type: Text

TextSeries: SUNY series in Western esoteric traditionsPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, �1997.Description: 1 online resource (x, 167 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

058504273X
9780585042732

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Florence Nightingale in Egypt and Greece.DDC classification:

610.73/092 B 20

LOC classification:

RT37.N5 A3 1997eb

NLM classification:

1997 B-758
WZ 100

Online resources:

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Contents:

pt. 1. The diary -- pt. 2. Vision of temples -- pt. 3. A Greek vision.

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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and indexes.

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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.

pt. 1. The diary -- pt. 2. Vision of temples -- pt. 3. A Greek vision.

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