Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia

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Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia

Jewish Kabbalist

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Judaism
The making of the Zohar (c. 1260–1492)
…was the visionary and adventurer Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (born 1240), justified itself by appeal to inner “prophetic” experiences encouraged by training methods akin to those of Yoga, Byzantine Hesychasm (mystical, quietist monasticism), and Sufism. Moreover, an important place was given to speculations on the letters and vocalic signs of…
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…was the visionary and adventurer Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (born 1240), justified itself by appeal to inner “prophetic” experiences encouraged by training methods akin to those of Yoga, Byzantine Hesychasm (mystical, quietist monasticism), and Sufism. Moreover, an important place was given to speculations on the letters and vocalic signs of…
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Joseph Gikatilla
…Gikatilla became a pupil of Abraham Abulafia, a profound student of the Kabbala. Under his influence, the 26-year-old Gikatilla wrote his seminal Ginnat eʾgoz (“Nut Orchard”), taking his title from the Song of Solomon 6:11. In Gikatilla’s lexicon, the nut is an emblem of mysticism itself, while Ginnat employs the…
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…Gikatilla became a pupil of Abraham Abulafia, a profound student of the Kabbala. Under his influence, the 26-year-old Gikatilla wrote his seminal Ginnat eʾgoz (“Nut Orchard”), taking his title from the Song of Solomon 6:11. In Gikatilla’s lexicon, the nut is an emblem of mysticism itself, while Ginnat employs the…
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