The Kabbalah Decoded
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The Kabbalah Decoded is a book by George Sassoon that offers an unconventional, speculative interpretation of Jewish mystical texts, particularly the Zohar, through a modern and often pseudo-scientific lens.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Kabbalah Decoded canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Kabbalah Decoded Context triple: [George Sassoon, notableWork, The Kabbalah Decoded]
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A.
Kabbalah Denudata
Kabbalah Denudata is a 17th-century Latin compendium and translation of key Kabbalistic texts by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth that introduced Jewish mysticism to many European scholars.
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"The Kabbalah Unveiled"
"The Kabbalah Unveiled" is a 19th-century English translation and commentary on key Kabbalistic texts by S. L. MacGregor Mathers that became foundational for modern Western esoteric and Hermetic Qabalah traditions.
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Four Worlds in Kabbalah
The Four Worlds in Kabbalah are a hierarchical set of spiritual realms that describe the stages of divine emanation from the infinite Godhead to the material universe.
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Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia is a mystical Jewish tradition developed by Abraham Abulafia that emphasizes ecstatic meditation, letter permutations, and visionary experiences as paths to prophetic enlightenment.
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E.
Theosophical Kabbalah
Theosophical Kabbalah is a medieval Jewish mystical system that interprets the divine realm and creation through the dynamic interactions of the sefirot and related spiritual worlds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kabbalah Decoded Target entity description: The Kabbalah Decoded is a book by George Sassoon that offers an unconventional, speculative interpretation of Jewish mystical texts, particularly the Zohar, through a modern and often pseudo-scientific lens.
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A.
Kabbalah Denudata
Kabbalah Denudata is a 17th-century Latin compendium and translation of key Kabbalistic texts by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth that introduced Jewish mysticism to many European scholars.
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B.
"The Kabbalah Unveiled"
"The Kabbalah Unveiled" is a 19th-century English translation and commentary on key Kabbalistic texts by S. L. MacGregor Mathers that became foundational for modern Western esoteric and Hermetic Qabalah traditions.
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C.
Four Worlds in Kabbalah
The Four Worlds in Kabbalah are a hierarchical set of spiritual realms that describe the stages of divine emanation from the infinite Godhead to the material universe.
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D.
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia
Prophetic Kabbalah of Abulafia is a mystical Jewish tradition developed by Abraham Abulafia that emphasizes ecstatic meditation, letter permutations, and visionary experiences as paths to prophetic enlightenment.
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E.
Theosophical Kabbalah
Theosophical Kabbalah is a medieval Jewish mystical system that interprets the divine realm and creation through the dynamic interactions of the sefirot and related spiritual worlds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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person ⓘ |
| approach |
modernist reading of traditional mystical sources
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pseudo-scientific lens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
alternative religious interpretations
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esotericism ⓘ |
| author | George Sassoon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiquedAs |
highly speculative
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pseudo-scientific ⓘ |
| describedAs |
speculative interpretation of the Zohar
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unconventional interpretation of Jewish mystical texts ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric literature
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occult literature ⓘ speculative non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | non-traditional view of Kabbalistic symbolism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish mysticism
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Kabbalah ⓘ Zohar ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Kabbalah Decoded ⓘ |
| occupation | author ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers interested in occult and mystical interpretations
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readers of alternative religious studies ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Jewish mystical traditions
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Zohar ⓘ |
| workFocus |
attempt to correlate mystical concepts with modern science
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reinterpretation of Zoharic imagery ⓘ |
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Subject: The Kabbalah Decoded Description of subject: The Kabbalah Decoded is a book by George Sassoon that offers an unconventional, speculative interpretation of Jewish mystical texts, particularly the Zohar, through a modern and often pseudo-scientific lens.
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