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ʿEtz ḥayyim
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discussed in biography
- In Ḥayyim ben Joseph Vital
His major work was the ʿEtz ḥayyim (“Tree of Life”), a detailed exposition of Lurian Kabbala, which also appeared in altered editions by rivals that he repudiated. His son Samuel published accounts of Vital’s dreams and visions posthumously under the title Shivḥe R. Ḥayyim Vital.
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place in Jewish mysticism
- In Judaism: The Lurianic Kabbala
Ḥayyim Vital (1543–1620), who wrote ʿEtz ḥayyim (“Tree of Life”), the standard presentation of Lurianic Kabbala.
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