Spanish Kabbalah
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Spanish Kabbalah is the medieval Jewish mystical tradition that flourished among scholars in Christian and Muslim Spain, profoundly shaping later Kabbalistic thought and literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spanish Kabbalah canonical | 10 |
| Spanish Kabbalists | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spanish Kabbalah Context triple: [Ginnat Egoz, tradition, Spanish Kabbalah]
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Christian Kabbalah
Christian Kabbalah is a Renaissance-era Christian esoteric tradition that adapted Jewish Kabbalistic concepts to Christian theology, seeking to uncover mystical proofs of Christian doctrines.
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Safed Kabbalah
Safed Kabbalah is the 16th-century mystical school of Jewish thought centered in the Galilean town of Safed, associated with figures like Moshe Cordovero and Isaac Luria and foundational to later Kabbalistic tradition.
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Kabbalah
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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Ashkenazic Kabbalists
Ashkenazic Kabbalists are Jewish mystics from Central and Eastern European (Ashkenazi) communities who developed and transmitted esoteric teachings, particularly within the Lurianic Kabbalistic tradition.
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"The Kabbalah Unveiled"
"The Kabbalah Unveiled" is a 19th-century English translation and commentary on key Kabbalistic texts by S. L. MacGregor Mathers that became foundational for modern Western esoteric and Hermetic Qabalah traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spanish Kabbalah Target entity description: Spanish Kabbalah is the medieval Jewish mystical tradition that flourished among scholars in Christian and Muslim Spain, profoundly shaping later Kabbalistic thought and literature.
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A.
Christian Kabbalah
Christian Kabbalah is a Renaissance-era Christian esoteric tradition that adapted Jewish Kabbalistic concepts to Christian theology, seeking to uncover mystical proofs of Christian doctrines.
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B.
Safed Kabbalah
Safed Kabbalah is the 16th-century mystical school of Jewish thought centered in the Galilean town of Safed, associated with figures like Moshe Cordovero and Isaac Luria and foundational to later Kabbalistic tradition.
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C.
Kabbalah
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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D.
Ashkenazic Kabbalists
Ashkenazic Kabbalists are Jewish mystics from Central and Eastern European (Ashkenazi) communities who developed and transmitted esoteric teachings, particularly within the Lurianic Kabbalistic tradition.
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E.
"The Kabbalah Unveiled"
"The Kabbalah Unveiled" is a 19th-century English translation and commentary on key Kabbalistic texts by S. L. MacGregor Mathers that became foundational for modern Western esoteric and Hermetic Qabalah traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (107)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical tradition
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Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ medieval Jewish movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Abraham Abulafia
NERFINISHED
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Azriel of Gerona NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac the Blind NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Gikatilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Meir ibn Gabbai NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses ben Nahman NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses de León NERFINISHED ⓘ Nachmanides NERFINISHED ⓘ Shem Tov ibn Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ Todros Abulafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| center |
Barcelona
NERFINISHED
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Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Cordoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerona NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalajara NERFINISHED ⓘ Saragossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Seville NERFINISHED ⓘ Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Ein Sof
NERFINISHED
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cosmic repair ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ mystical exegesis of the Torah ⓘ mystical interpretation of commandments ⓘ mystical symbolism of Hebrew letters ⓘ sefirot NERFINISHED ⓘ theurgy ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Aristotelian philosophy
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Heikhalot literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonic philosophy ⓘ Sefer Yetzirah tradition ⓘ early Ashkenazic mysticism ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
High Middle Ages
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion |
Andalusia
NERFINISHED
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Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Muslim Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christian-Muslim coexistence in Iberia
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Jewish communities in medieval Spain ⓘ Reconquista NERFINISHED ⓘ disputations between Jews and Christians ⓘ |
| historicalEventImpact |
Almohad persecutions
NERFINISHED
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expulsion of Jews from Portugal in 1497 ⓘ expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Kabbalah
NERFINISHED
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Jewish mysticism ⓘ Lurianic Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ Safed Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern Kabbalistic literature ⓘ later Kabbalistic thought ⓘ |
| influencedCommunity |
Ashkenazi Jews
NERFINISHED
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Mizrahi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Sephardi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Hasidic thought
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Jewish ethics ⓘ Jewish law interpretation ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Western esotericism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Maarekhet ha-Elohut
NERFINISHED
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Sefer ha-Bahir NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Iyyun NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Kanah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Meshiv NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Peliyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Temunah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Zohar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaarei Orah NERFINISHED ⓘ Zohar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
diaspora of Kabbalists to the Ottoman Empire
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spread of Kabbalah to Italy ⓘ spread of Kabbalah to North Africa ⓘ spread of Kabbalah to Safed ⓘ spread of Kabbalah to the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Jewish studies
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history of religion ⓘ medieval intellectual history ⓘ mysticism studies ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
allegorical exegesis
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contemplative meditation ⓘ gematria ⓘ letter permutations ⓘ mystical prayer ⓘ notarikon ⓘ symbolic exegesis ⓘ temurah ⓘ |
| viewOnCommandments |
commandments as affecting the sefirotic realm
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commandments as theurgic acts ⓘ |
| viewOnCreation | creation through emanation ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | distinction between Ein Sof and sefirot ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanity | human role in cosmic harmony ⓘ |
| viewOnTorah |
Torah as encoded divine names
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Torah as mystical text ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish Kabbalah Description of subject: Spanish Kabbalah is the medieval Jewish mystical tradition that flourished among scholars in Christian and Muslim Spain, profoundly shaping later Kabbalistic thought and literature.
Referenced by (11)
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Spanish Kabbalists