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Abraham abulafia 1240 1291 was a jewish mystic, philosopher, and writer. Abulafia suggests a synthesis between the intellectual character of prophecy, according to maimonides, and other, perhaps easier. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. While in maimonides the word death is intended literally, abulafia uses it in the metaphorical sense. Abraham ben samuel abulafia was the founder of the school of prophetic kabbalah.
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