Azriel of Gerona
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 Gerona was the founder of speculative Kabbalah and the Gironian Kabbalist school. He is known for implementing Neoplatonic thought into mainstream kabbalistic tradition.
Azriel of Gerona | |
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| Born | Azriel ben Menahem c. 1160 |
| Died | c.1238 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Children | Rav Yehudi al-Taras
Todros Taroç (al-Taras) Ezra al-Taras |
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| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Isaac the Blind |
| Successor | Nachmanides and Abraham Zacuto |
| Main work | Shaar ha-Shoel |
| Dynasty | al-Taras |
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