I. Philosophy of Religion

Since c. 1200, Kabbalah has been the designation for Jewish mysticism (III, 2). According to the name, the term Kabbalah means “reception” or “tradition”: the reception of an orally transmitted, esoteric knowledge concerning the “secrets of Scripture” (rasin de oraita; sitre tora). The material that can be considered Kabbalah can be described in terms of (a) the…