Azriel of Gerona
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Azriel ibn Menahem ibn Ibrahim al-Tarās (Arabic: عزريل بن مناحيم بن ابراهيم التاراس Azrēyl bin Mināḥīm ben Ibrāhim āl-Tārās; Hebrew: עזריאל בן מנחם בן אברהם אלתראס ʿÁzrīyʾēl ben Mənáḥēm ben ʾAḇrāhām al-Taras; c. 1160 – c. 1238) also known as Azriel of Girona was the founder of speculative Kabbalah and the Gironian Kabbalist school. He is known for implementing Neoplatonic thought into mainstream kabbalistic tradition.
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Born | Azriel ben Menahem c. 1160 |
Died | c.1238 |
Religion | Judaism |
Children | Rav Yehudi al-Taras Ezra al-Taras |
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Predecessor | Isaac the Blind |
Successor | Nachmanides and Abraham Zacuto |
Main work | Shaar ha-Shoel |
Dynasty | al-Taras |
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