The Zohar is the central primary text of Kabbalah, traditionally attributed to Moses de Leon though its own tradition claims a much older origin. As a primary text it is authoritative for what the work itself teaches, its doctrine of the Sefirot and the four worlds, not for whether that doctrine is externally verified or independently confirmed. Its authorship and dating remain a genuinely open scholarly question rather than a settled fact this record can state plainly, and a claim resting on a specific dating or authorship theory needs a dedicated scholarly source on that debate rather than this citation alone. Use it to establish what the text itself says.
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The central primary text of Kabbalah, traditionally attributed to Moses de Leon though its own tradition claims an older origin, cited to establish what the text itself teaches rather than whether that teaching is externally verified. NotesCentral text of Kabbalah; the doctrine of the Sefirot and the four worlds.
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AuthorTraditionally attributed to Moses de Leon
URLhttps://www.sefaria.org/texts/Kabbalah/Zohar
Source Typeprimary-text
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Moses, Figures This source names Moses directly: "Kabbalah, traditionally attributed to Moses de Leon though its own tradition claims a much older origin."
Source The ZoharTraditionally attributed to Moses de Leon
Claims Backed By This Source (312 claims)
This source backs 312 claims across the atlas. As facts: 208 well-attested. As cited relationships: 11 holds. Plus 93 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Shem Angels, 216 claims: 144 well-attested, 72 general references.
- Qliphoth, 50 claims: 30 well-attested, 10 holds, 10 general references.
- Articles, 22 claims: 22 well-attested.
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Doctrines, 5 claims: 1 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Parts of the Soul, 5 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Figures, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Four Worlds, 2 claims: 2 general references.
- Disciplines, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Well-attested
208Showing 101 to 109 of 109 entities carrying this claim.
General References
93Showing 1 to 50 of 93 entities carrying this claim.
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