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Abraham ben samuel abulafia was the founder of the school of prophetic kabbalah. Books by abraham abulafia author of abraham abulafia. Books of the mekkubal form spain rabbi avraham abulafia 1240 1291. Sefer chayei hanefesh, a commentary on the guide for the perplexed. Abraham abulafia 12401291 is the most important figure in the prophetic kabbalah, and among the most fascinating kabbalists in our historical record. The final knowledge we have of abulafia is connected to his last books in 1291. Underworld a braham a bulafia s p ath of the d ivine n ames hadean press guides to the underworld amidst the rich panoply of jewish kabbalah, abraham abulafia 12401291 resonates the most with modern, philosophically minded seekers of direct mystical experience. Sefer hageulah 1273, a commentary on the guide for the perplexed. Sefer hayashar book of the uprightrighteous 1279 sefer sitrei torah 1280, a commentary on the guide for the perplexed. Abulafia, kabbalah is not primarily a form of gnosis or. Sheva netivot hatorah the seven paths of torah by abraham. Books of the mekkubal form spain rabbi avraham abulafia 12401291. Abraham abulafia is the author of abraham abulafia 4.

Hayyim joseph david azulai 17241807, better known as the hid a, wrote. Abraham abulafias most popular book is abraham abulafia. In his later books, abulafia repeatedly elaborated upon a system of seven paths of interpretation, which he used. Abraham abulafia has 34 books on goodreads with 282 ratings. Farabi and ibn sina, to the effect that the prophet receives an overflow from, and thereby attains a state of conjunction with, the active intellect, the last of the. Rabbi reuven tzarfati, a kabbalist active in 14th century italy. Abulafia adopted the understanding of prophecy found in the philosophical writings of moses maimonides 15. Amidst the rich panoply of jewish kabbalah, abraham abulafia 12401291 resonates. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Part i the mystical experience in abraham abulafia introduction 1. I have also seen books written by a scholar by the name of rabbi abraham abulafia. Sheva netivot hatorah the seven paths of torah by abraham abulafia english and hebrew edition. The kabbalist abraham abulafia journeyed to the land of israel at the age of 18. Hermeneutics, mysticism, and religion suny series in the anthropology of work first edition us first printing edition. The mystical experience in abraham abulafia suny series in judaica. The method of pronouncing the name is found in the book light of the intellect by abraham abulafia, and this method is the secret of sefer yesira moshe cordovero, or yakar on zohar, song of songs i began to fathom the gist of abulafias books and even attempted to perform a few of his instructions to the letter and. This book focuses on abraham abulafias esoteric thought in relation to. From what we know of his biography based on his own accounts, and those of outside sources he lived a very unusual life for a kabbalist. In his writings he criticized rabbis who taught establishment and materialistic. This book demonstrates the primacy of kabbalah over every other branch of knowledge. Please go to my patreon abraham abulafia kabbalah translation project. A starter kit see other formats the formation of jewish mysticism and its impact on the reception of rabbi abraham abulafia in contemporary kabbalah 1 boaz hitss introduction jewish mysticism was invented in europe, in the late 19th and early 20th cen turies.