Abraham Abulafia

Abraham Abulafia

Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (Hebrew: אברהם בן שמואל אבולעפיה‎), the founder of the school of "Prophetic Kabbalah", was born in Zaragoza, Spain, in 1240, and died sometime after 1291, in Comino, Maltese archipelago.

Read more about Abraham Abulafia:  Early Life and Travels, Journey To Rome, Decline and Exile To Comino, Writings, Abulafia's Meditation Techniques, Influence, In Popular Culture

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