Covert Jewish Sources of Christian Kabbalah: the Case of Guillaume Postel and ʿIyyun Traditions

The article focuses on Guillaume Postel’s Latin Zohar Commentary (1553), with the aim of uncovering a hitherto unknown influence of the medieval ʿIyyun Corpus on Postel’s Kabbalistic thought. Following a prefatory methodological exposition it is demonstrated that in addition to the more common Kabba...

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Main Author: Weiss, Judith (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Medieval encounters
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-21
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Postel, Guillaume 1510-1581 / Zohar / Christian Kabbalah / Judaism / Cabala
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
CB Christian life; spirituality
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
CF Christianity and Science
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Renaissance
B Medieval Kabbalah
B Christian Kabbalah
B Guillaume Postel
B ʿIyyun traditions
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