Kabbalah

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Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish mystical tradition
esoteric religious tradition
mysticism
associatedWithFigure Abraham Abulafia
Isaac Luria
Joseph Gikatilla
Moses de León
Moshe Cordovero
Nachmanides (Ramban)
Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
coreConcept Golus
surface form: Ein Sof

Four Worlds
Gilgul (reincarnation)
Names of God
Partzufim
Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sefirot

Shekhinah
Tikkun (repair)
Tree of Life
Tzimtzum
mystical numerology
cosmologyIncludes Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Four Worlds: Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah
developedIn Castile
Catalonia
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence

Safed
medieval Jewish communities
ethicalEmphasis intention (kavanah) in religious practice
repair of the world (tikkun olam)
sanctification of everyday life
etymologyFrom Hebrew word "qabbalah" meaning "receiving" or "tradition"
focusesOn hidden dimensions of the Torah
mystical interpretation of God
relationship between God and creation
soul and spiritual worlds
structure of the universe
hasAlternativeName Kabbalah
surface form: Kabala

Kabalah
Kabbalah
surface form: Kabbala

Kabbalah
surface form: Qabbalah
hasModernForm academic study of Kabbalah
popularized or contemporary Kabbalah movements
historicalPhase Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hasidic Kabbalah

Isaac Luria
surface form: Lurianic Kabbalah

Zohar
surface form: Zoharic Kabbalah

early mystical traditions (Heikhalot and Merkavah)
Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: medieval theosophical Kabbalah
influenced Christian Kabbalah
Haredi Jews
surface form: Hasidic Judaism

Hermetic Qabalah
Jewish ethics
Jewish liturgy
Jewish philosophy
Western esotericism
majorText Bahir
Etz Chaim
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer Yetzirah
Zohar
practicedBy Hasidic masters
Jewish mystics
some rabbis
relatedDiscipline Hasidism
Jewish philosophy
Merkavah mysticism
Musar movement
religiousTraditionOf Judaism
scripturalBasis Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Prophets
Torah
Writings
rabbinic literature
teaches cosmic exile and restoration
emanation of divine attributes
hidden structure of reality
mystical union with God
spiritual meaning of commandments
traditionallyRestrictedTo mature, learned Jews
usesMethod Gematria
Notarikon
Temurah
allegorical reading of scripture
esoteric exegesis
symbolic interpretation
viewOnGod God as Ein Sof beyond comprehension
God manifest through Sefirot
viewOnHumanity human role in cosmic repair (tikkun)
viewOnSoul soul having multiple levels
viewOnTorah Torah as multi-layered text
Torah containing hidden mystical codes

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Nachmanides (Ramban) movement Kabbalah
subject surface form: Nachmanides
Abraham Abulafia movement Kabbalah
Abraham Abulafia mainInterest Kabbalah
Four Worlds relatesTo Kabbalah
Four Worlds relatesTo Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Four Worlds usedIn Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Lurianic Kabbalah
Moshe Cordovero movement Kabbalah
Moshe Cordovero fieldOfWork Kabbalah
Christian Kabbalah usesConceptsFrom Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish Kabbalah
Christian Kabbalah relatedTo Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish Kabbalah
Pico della Mirandola influencedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish Kabbalah
Hermetic Qabalah influencedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish Kabbalah
Bahir field Kabbalah
Bahir studiedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Kabbalists
Hasidism influencedBy Kabbalah
Hasidism influencedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Souls on Fire mainSubject Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Walter Benjamin influencedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Walter Benjamin influencedBy Kabbalah
Rabbi Moshe Isserles fieldOfWork Kabbalah
subject surface form: Moshe Isserles
Harold Bloom notableWork Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Kabbalah and Criticism
Contemporary Judaism hasComponent Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Aleph usedIn Kabbalah
Zayin associatedField Kabbalah
Zayin associatedField Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Kabbalat Shabbat associatedMovement Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Tikkun Olam relatedTo Kabbalah
Theosophy influencedBy Kabbalah
Gimel associatedField Kabbalah
Gimel associatedField Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
reasons for the commandments (ta'amei ha-mitzvot) relatedTo Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
reasons for the commandments (ta'amei ha-mitzvot) discussedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Kabbalistic literature
Sabbath queen associatedWith Kabbalah
subject surface form: Sabbath Queen
Anselm Kiefer theme Kabbalah
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz fieldOfWork Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Four Holy Cities of Judaism associatedWith Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Jewish philosophy relatedTo Kabbalah
Sefirot field Kabbalah
Bride isUsedIn Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Bride isUsedIn Kabbalah
Albam usedIn Kabbalah
Albam usedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Kabbalists
Ravad version tradition Kabbalah
subject surface form: Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Ravad version religiousDiscipline Kabbalah
subject surface form: Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah