זֹהַר

Zohar

Author

Moses de León

Language

Aramaic, Medieval Hebrew

Year

c. 1280-1286

Country

Spain

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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The Zohar is a foundational work of Kabbalistic literature. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology. The Zohar contains discussions of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, redemption, the relationship of ego to darkness and "true self" to "the light of God".