Two Kabbalistic Historical Approaches: Between Safed and Byzantium
Abstract Cosmological descriptions and interpretations of the process of creation in kabbalistic literature deeply influenced various conceptual issues, especially the definition of “history.” Sefer ha-Temuna, which first appeared in Byzantium over the course of the fourteenth century, presents a un...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Année: 2021, Volume: 29, Numéro: 2, Pages: 177-204 |
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Sefer ha-temuna
B Eastern Europe B Lurianic Kabbalah B Reincarnation B Byzantium B Moshe Cordovero B Kabbalah |
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| Résumé: | Abstract Cosmological descriptions and interpretations of the process of creation in kabbalistic literature deeply influenced various conceptual issues, especially the definition of “history.” Sefer ha-Temuna, which first appeared in Byzantium over the course of the fourteenth century, presents a unique concept of history in which the entire world operates according to a precise and predetermined model: the Sabbatical theory (Torat ha-shemitot). Its approach, however, was criticized by the Safed kabbalists in the sixteenth century. This article attempts to explain why this idea continued to influence Eastern European kabbalists in later generations, despite the harsh opposition it encountered. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-285X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341334 |