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.
12 teachers · 2 works · 12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
- אע
The Ibn Ezra
Avraham Ibn Ezra (1089–1167)
lived 1140–1167
- רה
The Ra'ah
Aharon HaLevi (Ra'ah) (1235–1290)
lived 1265–1290
- אא
Rabbi Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia (1240–1291)
lived 1265–1291
- זה
Anonymous redactor (13c. Castile)
Anonymous (Sefer HaZohar) (1240–1305)
redacted 1280–1305
- מל
Moshe de León
R. Moshe ben Shem Tov de León (1240–1305)
born, lived, died 1240–1305
- יג
Sha'arei Orah author
Joseph Gikatilla (1248–1305)
lived 1280–1305
- מא
Ma'arekhet HaElokut
Perez HaKohen / anonymous (Ma'arekhet HaElokut author) (1280–1340)
lived 1280–1340
- יק
R. Yitzchak Canpanton
Isaac Canpanton (1360–1463)
lived 1400–1463
- אא
Last Gaon of Castile
R. Yitzchak Aboab II (1433–1493)
born, rosh yeshiva 1433–1492
- מג
Avodat HaKodesh author
Meir ben Ezekiel Ibn Gabbai (1480–1540)
lived 1500–1530
- סק
Anonymous (14c. Castile)
Anonymous (Sefer HaKanah / Sefer HaPeliyah author)
composed 1340–1410
- זח
Anonymous compilers (16c.)
Anonymous (Zohar Chadash)
compiled 1280–1500
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