Joseph Gikatilla
E19805
Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Kabbalist → author → medieval Spanish Jew → rabbi → |
| activeInCentury |
13th century
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14th century → |
| birthPlace |
Castile
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Kingdom of Castile → Medinaceli → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Castile
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| deathPlace |
Spain
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| era |
High Middle Ages
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| ethnicGroup |
Sephardi Jew
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| fieldOfWork |
Biblical exegesis
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Jewish mysticism → Kabbalistic theosophy → theology of divine names → |
| genre |
Kabbalistic treatise
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mystical commentary → |
| influenced |
Isaac Luria
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Moshe Cordovero → early modern Kabbalistic tradition → later Spanish Kabbalists → |
| influencedBy |
Abraham Abulafia
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Bahir → Sefer Yetzirah → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
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Hebrew → |
| movement |
Kabbalah
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| name |
Joseph Gikatilla
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Yosef Gikatilla → Yosef ben Abraham Gikatilla → |
| notableIdea |
integration of philosophical and mystical concepts
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symbolic interpretation of divine names → systematic exposition of the Sefirot → |
| notableWork |
Ginnat Egoz
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Hassagot al Sefer Yetzirah → Sha'arei Orah → Sha'arei Tzedek → Sod ha-Nahash → |
| occupation |
Kabbalist
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philosopher → rabbi → writer → |
| religion |
Judaism
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| tradition |
Sephardic Kabbalah
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| workFocus |
esoteric meaning of the divine names
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mystical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible → structure and functions of the Sefirot → |
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Kabbalah
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Joseph Gikatilla
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