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Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה,
Tiberian: qabːɔˈlɔh, Qabbālāh, Israeli:
Kabala) literally means "receiving", and
is sometimes transliterated as Cabala,
Kabbala, Qabalah, or other permutations.
It is held authoritative by most Orthodox
Jews. According to its adherents, intimate
understanding and mastery of the Kabbalah
brings man spiritually closer to God and
as a result man can be empowered with
higher insight into the inner-workings of
God’s creation effectively enabling
prophecy and even control over nature.
The origins of the actual term Kabbalah
are unknown and disputed to belong either
to the Spanish philosopher, Iba Gabriol,
Solomon ibn Gabirol, (1021 - 1058) or to
the 13th century CE Spanish Kabbalist
Bahya ben Asher. While other terms are
used in many religious documents from the
2nd century CE till the present day, the
term Kabbalah has become the main
descriptive of Jewish esoteric knowledge
and practices. Main Kabbalistic literature
that served as the basis for most of the
development of Kabbalistic thought divides
between early works such as Bahir and
Heichalot (believed to be dated 1st
Century CE and dealing mainly with
Practical Kabbalah ("Kabbalah Ma'asit"),
and later works dated 13th century CE of
which the main book is the Zohar
representing the main source for the
Contemplative Kabbalah ("Kabbalah Iyunit"). |
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