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32 paths of wisdom

Subject Religion » Judaism

DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631187288.1992.x

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Mystical concept, originating in the Sepher Yetzirah. The “32 Paths of Hidden Wisdom” used there refers to a system based on the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet and the ten elementary and primordial numbers that constitute the elements of creation. In kabbalistic sources the notion of the 32 paths was reinterpreted in terms of the doctrine of the Sephirot: the highest sephirah emanates or descends into the lower sephirot by way of 32 paths or channels. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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The Blackwell Dictionary of Judaica

Edited by: Dan Cohn-Sherbok
eISBN: 9780631187288
Print publication date: 1992

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