Book of Visions
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Book of Visions is a foundational Kabbalistic work by Hayyim Vital that records his mystical experiences, dreams, and revelations, significantly shaping later Jewish mysticism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Visions canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical text
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Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lurianic tradition
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Safed Kabbalistic circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Hayyim Vital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of later Hasidic storytelling tradition
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popularization of Lurianic ideas ⓘ |
| describes |
dreams of Hayyim Vital
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mystical experiences of Hayyim Vital ⓘ revelations received by Hayyim Vital ⓘ visions of Hayyim Vital ⓘ |
| documents |
divine judgments and decrees
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encounters with angels ⓘ encounters with souls of the dead ⓘ spiritual development of Hayyim Vital ⓘ visions of the afterlife ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical mystical narrative
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mystical diary ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sefer ha-Hezyonot
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Sefer ha-Ḥezyonot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of demonic forces
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accounts of dreams ⓘ accounts of heavenly courts ⓘ accounts of miracles ⓘ accounts of visions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic consequences of human actions
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divine judgment ⓘ intercession of tzaddikim ⓘ power of prayer ⓘ redemption ⓘ repentance ⓘ reward and punishment ⓘ spiritual ascent ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lurianic Kabbalah reception
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later Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish mysticism
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Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Ottoman Palestine
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Safed (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscripts ⓘ |
| reflects |
Kabbalistic cosmology
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belief in gilgul (reincarnation) ⓘ belief in providence ⓘ personal piety of Hayyim Vital ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
historians of Kabbalah
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scholars of Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
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