Castilian Kabbalists
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Castilian Kabbalists were medieval Jewish mystics from the Castile region of Spain who played a central role in shaping early Kabbalistic thought and literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castilian Kabbalists canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kabbalistic movement
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group of Jewish mystics ⓘ |
| activity |
allegorical and mystical Bible interpretation
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composition of Kabbalistic texts ⓘ esoteric teaching in small circles ⓘ |
| cosmology | structured divine world of emanations ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Sefirot as dynamic divine emanations
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cosmic role of Israel and the commandments ⓘ mystical exegesis of the Torah ⓘ symbolic interpretation of commandments ⓘ theosophical-theurgical view of prayer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish mysticism
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Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ theosophical Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
mystical knowledge of God
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spiritual elevation through commandments ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Christian rule in medieval Castile
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convivencia of Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Iberia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lurianic Kabbalah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Safedian Kabbalists NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Kabbalists in Girona ⓘ Zoharic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ later Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Heikhalot literature
NERFINISHED
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Midrash NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer Yetzirah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sefer ha-Bahir NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ medieval Castilian ⓘ |
| location |
Iberian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | early Kabbalistic thought ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kabbalistic commentaries on the Torah
ⓘ
early strata of the Zohar tradition ⓘ mystical homilies and treatises ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Kabbalah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
central in shaping early Kabbalistic literature
ⓘ
mediators between earlier Provencal Kabbalah and later Spanish Kabbalah ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | Torah as multi-layered text with secret meanings ⓘ |
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