Charles Mopsik (2 September 1956 – 13 June 2003) was a French thinker, researcher and writer who renewed the study of the Cabbala and of

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Biography

He was one of the important figures in the revival of Jewish studies in France at the end of the 1970s, a revival characterized by its philosophical consequences. In 1979, he founded the book collection "Les dix paroles" (The ten words) published by Editions Verdier, with

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's ''Guide des égarés'' (''

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'') as the first emblematic volume, followed by a translation from the

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of the

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in the '' Zohar''.Les Dix Paroles
editions-verdier.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2022. A student of Jean Zacklad (1929-1990), he was himself initiated into Cabbala by Rav Levi Saadia Nahmani. He specialized in the study of Jewish mystagogical and theurgic traditions which developed in

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and

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from the 12th century and 13th century. He defended his doctorate in philosophy at the

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I in 1987, with his thesis ''Recherches autour de la'' Lettre sur la sainteté: ''Sources, texte, influences'' (Research into the Letter on Holiness: Sources, Text, Influences), under the direction of Pierre Thillet, a specialist in the

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tradition. As a translator, an historian and a researcher, Charles Mopsik was a major figure in the study of the Cabbala. He died at the age of 46 following a serious illness. An Association Charles Mopsik was created after his death with the aim of preserving his memory and promoting his work.

External links

Association Charles Mopsik
- website dedicated to C. Mopsik
Charles Mopsik
- obituary by Catherine Chalier

References

1956 births 2003 deaths French male writers Kabbalah French Jews Jewish philosophers {{France-reli-bio-stub