Theosophical Kabbalah

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Theosophical Kabbalah is a medieval Jewish mystical system that interprets the divine realm and creation through the dynamic interactions of the sefirot and related spiritual worlds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish mystical tradition
Kabbalistic system
medieval Jewish esoteric doctrine
aimsAt explaining how the infinite relates to the finite
understanding the inner structure of divinity
associatedWithText Sefer ha-Bahir NERFINISHED
Zohar NERFINISHED
medieval kabbalistic commentaries
category Jewish mysticism
esotericism in Judaism
contrastedWith ecstatic Kabbalah
prophetic Kabbalah
coreConcept cosmic processes
divine attributes
dynamic interactions of the sefirot
emanation of divinity
spiritual worlds
describes flow of divine energy
hierarchy of spiritual realms
inner life of the Godhead
relationship between God and creation
developedInRegion Catalonia NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
medieval Europe
emergedInPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
emphasizes mythic narratives about the divine realm
symbolic interpretation of scripture
theosophic speculation about God
focusesOn divine emanations
process of creation
sefirot NERFINISHED
structure of the divine realm
includesDoctrine divine names and configurations
emanationist cosmology
four spiritual worlds
ten sefirot as divine attributes
influenced early modern Jewish mysticism
later Lurianic Kabbalah
some currents of Christian Kabbalah
languageOfSources Aramaic
Hebrew
religiousTradition Judaism
studiedBy Gershom Scholem NERFINISHED
Moshe Idel NERFINISHED
scholars of Jewish mysticism
usesMethod mythic-theosophic narratives
symbolic exegesis

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Sha'arei Orah associatedWith Theosophical Kabbalah
this entity surface form: theosophical Kabbalah
Yetzirah belongsToSystem Theosophical Kabbalah
Elimah Rabbati doctrinalOrientation Theosophical Kabbalah
this entity surface form: theosophical Kabbalah
Idra Rabba isCentralTo Theosophical Kabbalah
this entity surface form: theosophical Kabbalah