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...

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Published in:	Journal of Religion Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 223 - 259
Main Author:	Werthmann, Tanja
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Apr2021
Subjects:	Cabala Jewish theology Prime matter (Philosophy) Aristotelianism (Philosophy) Neoplatonism
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