Isaac the blind
Isaac the blind (called יצחק סגי נהור Jitzchak Saggi Nahor , euphemistically the clairvoyant ), son of Abraham b. David from Posquières , living and working in Provence around 1200 , was a Jewish scholar and as such one of the founders of Kabbalah , if not the first Kabbalist at all.
Works
- The important Kabbalistic work Sefer ha-Bahir (Provençe, 12th century) was possibly written in parts by him.
literature
- Georg Bossong : The Sephardi. History and Culture of the Spanish Jews . CH Beck, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-406-56238-9 , ( Beck'sche series - C.-H.-Beck-Wissen 2438).
Web links
- Isaac the Blind in the Jewish Encyclopedia (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isaac the blind |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isaak Saggi Nahor; Yitzchak Saggi Nahor; the clairvoyant |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar, Kabbalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 13th Century |