Castileקסטיליה
Iberia
Region of medieval Spain where Joseph Gikatilla, Abraham Abulafia, and the Zohar's compositional circle worked. Coordinates anchored at Madrid as a regional centroid.
7 teachers · 2 works · 12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
- אע
Avraham Ibn Ezra
Avraham Ibn Ezra (1089–1167)
lived 1140–1167
Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela (1130–1175)
died 1175
- זה
Anonymous redactor (13c. Castile)
Anonymous (Sefer HaZohar) (1240–1305)
redacted 1280–1305
- מא
Ma'arekhet HaElokut
Perez HaKohen / anonymous (Ma'arekhet HaElokut author) (1280–1340)
lived 1280–1340
- יק
Yitzchak Canpanton
Isaac Canpanton (1360–1463)
lived 1400–1463
- אא
Yitzchak Aboab II
R. Yitzchak Aboab II (1433–1493)
born, rosh yeshiva 1433–1492
Pope Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI (1459–1523)
regent & inquisitor-general 1516–1522
Pope Urban VII
Pope Urban VII (1521–1590)
papal nuncio to Spain 1565–1573
Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V (1552–1621)
papal nuncio to Spain 1593–1594
Pope Innocent X
Pope Innocent X (1574–1655)
papal nuncio to Spain 1626–1630
Pope Clement IX
Pope Clement IX (1600–1669)
papal nuncio to Spain 1644–1653
Pope Benedict XV
Pope Benedict XV (1854–1922)
nunciature secretary 1883–1887
- סק
Anonymous (14c. Castile)
Anonymous (Sefer HaKanah / Sefer HaPeliyah author)
composed 1340–1410
Works composed here
- 1265
Sha'arei Tzedek
- 1380
Sefer HaKanah
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Castile. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- Binah (Understanding)156 passages
- Sefirot (Divine Emanations)146 passages
- Malkhut / Shekhinah (Sovereignty, the 10th Sefirah)134 passages
- Torah (Teaching, Torah Study)111 passages
- Gevurah (Judgment/Strength)108 passages
- Middat HaDin (Attribute of Justice)106 passages
- Tiferet (Beauty/Harmony)99 passages
- Yesod (Foundation)90 passages
- Chesed (Lovingkindness)89 passages
- Mitzvot (Commandments)84 passages
- Kavanah (Intention)82 passages
- Tefillah (Prayer)78 passages