Abstract
The present study surveys a series of kabbalistic antecedents of a simile for the presence of the roots of evil in the pre-emanationalist stage, as formulated in Lurianic Kabbalah. What has been conceived by scholars as a cathartic explanation characteristic of Lurianism, and even an esoteric aspect of this Kabbalah, turns to be quite an exoteric teaching shared by several kabbalists since the 13th century.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 64-72 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Zutot |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Keywords
- evil
- Hayyim Vital
- Joseph ibn Tabul
- Lurianic Kabbalah
- tzimtzum