Chayim Vital
1 book
About the Author
Chayim Vital was a sixteenth-century Jewish mystic and the foremost disciple of Isaac Luria, whose teachings profoundly shaped the development of Lurianic Kabbalah. Based in Safed, Vital devoted his life to recording, interpreting, and transmitting mystical traditions concerning creation, divine emanation, the soul, and spiritual repair. His writings remain central to the study of early modern Jewish esotericism and continue to influence scholars, religious thinkers, and readers drawn to visionary approaches to scripture and metaphysics. Through his work, Vital helped preserve one of Judaism’s most influential mystical systems for generations to come.
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mystical
interpretive
theological
Books by Chayim Vital
