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

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