Sefer ha-Ot
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Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sefer ha-Ot canonical | 2 |
| Sefer ha-Heshek | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kabbalistic treatise
ⓘ
mystical text ⓘ |
| aim |
to systematize prophetic Kabbalah
ⓘ
to teach methods for attaining prophecy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Abulafia’s prophetic system
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letter-based mystical techniques ⓘ meditative recitation of divine names ⓘ |
| author | Abraham Abulafia ⓘ |
| authorCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| authorInstanceOf | Kabbalist ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Gershom Scholem ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
attainment of prophetic inspiration
ⓘ
control of breath and speech ⓘ inner purification ⓘ visualization of letters ⓘ |
| genre |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
prophetic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| hasPart |
guidance for achieving prophecy
ⓘ
instructions for meditation ⓘ techniques of letter combination ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Kabbalists
ⓘ
study of ecstatic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Merkavah mysticism
ⓘ
surface form:
Heikhalot literature
Maimonides ⓘ Sefer Yetzirah ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Hebrew alphabet
ⓘ
combinatorial techniques ⓘ divine names ⓘ ecstatic Kabbalah ⓘ letter permutations ⓘ meditative techniques ⓘ mystical union ⓘ permutation of letters ⓘ prophetic experience ⓘ |
| method |
chanting of letters and syllables
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concentration on divine names ⓘ permutation of Hebrew letters ⓘ regulated breathing ⓘ |
| movement | ecstatic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | foundational work of prophetic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousContext | medieval Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Book of the Sign ⓘ |
| tradition | Spanish Kabbalah ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Abraham Abulafia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sefer ha-Heshek