Prime Matter as Wisdom in Geronese Kabbalah: Philosophical Precedents to the Elevated Ontological Status of the Hypostatic Female.
The article explores kabbalistic philosophical concepts and systems of thought with regard to the rabbinic and biblical notion of wisdom as a feminized entity. Topics discussed include the characteristics of the divine female according to the Jewish mystical doctrine Kabbalah, the concept of prime m...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Religion Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 223 - 259 |
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University of Chicago Press
Apr2021
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| Sumario: | The article explores kabbalistic philosophical concepts and systems of thought with regard to the rabbinic and biblical notion of wisdom as a feminized entity. Topics discussed include the characteristics of the divine female according to the Jewish mystical doctrine Kabbalah, the concept of prime matter in Aristotelian and Neoplatonic traditions, and the rabbinic literature focusing on the divine attributes to judgment and mercy. |
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