Hekhal
היכל
·
هيكل
· the inner sanctuary
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Primary sources, organized by tradition. Each text carries provenance, language, and tier.
Sefer Yetzirah
· Sefer Yetzirah · Book of Formation
Anonymous; pseudepigraphically ascribed to the patriarch Abraham · c. 2nd–9th century CE (date contested)
jewish-mysticism · Hebrew ·
canonical
Mystical Theology
· Peri Mystikēs Theologias · On Mystical Theology
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (anonymous, writing in the persona of the Athenian convert of Acts 17:34) · late 5th – early 6th century CE
christian-mysticism · Greek ·
canonical
Sefer ha-Bahir
· Sefer ha-Bahir · The Book of Illumination
Anonymous; pseudepigraphically ascribed to Rabbi Nehunya ben Hakanah · late 12th century, Provence
jewish-mysticism · Hebrew ·
canonical
The Interior Castle
· Las Moradas · The Dwelling Places
Teresa of Cepeda y Ahumada (Teresa of Ávila), 1515-1582 · 1577 · Toledo and Ávila, Castile
christian-mysticism · Spanish (Castilian) ·
canonical
Risala al-Ahadiyya
· Risāla al-Aḥadiyya · Treatise on Oneness
Attributed to Ibn Arabi (1165-1240); attribution contested -- some scholars assign to Awhad al-din Balyani (d. 1288) · early 13th century · attributed to Andalusia / Damascus
islamic-mysticism · Arabic ·
canonical
The Cloud of Unknowing
· A Book of Contemplation Called the Cloud of Unknowing
Anonymous; possibly a Carthusian or solitary priest writing for a young contemplative · late 14th century · East Midlands, England
christian-mysticism · Middle English ·
canonical
Mishkat al-Anwar
· Mishkāt al-Anwār · The Niche of Lights
Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058-1111) · c. 1106-1111 · Tus / Khurasan
islamic-mysticism · Arabic ·
canonical