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- Title
The Concept of Infinity (Eyn-sof) and the Rise of Theosophical Kabbalah.
- Authors
Valabregue-Perry, Sandra
- Abstract
The article discusses examines the concept of infinity, or "Eyn-sof," in theosophical Kabbalah sources, including the medieval commentaries of the "Sefer yetsirah" Jewish text. The author discusses the idea of the "sefirot" in Kabbalah and traces the origins of theosophic Kabbalah. The author examines medieval mystical literature including the Bible, the book of Enoch, the Bahir, and the "Sefer yetsirah."
- Subjects
CABALA; JEWISH theology; JEWISH philosophy -- To 1500; THEOSOPHY doctrines; SEFIROT (Cabala); JEWISH mysticism; HISTORY
- Publication
Jewish Quarterly Review, 2012, Vol 102, Issue 3, p405
- ISSN
0021-6682
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1353/jqr.2012.0026