{"database": "deitydb", "table": "entities", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where entity_class = \"sage\" and tradition = \"Jewish Mystical\"", "rows": [["ENT_JM_ALKABETZ", "Solomon Alkabetz", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Safed mystic", "['kabbalah', 'liturgy', 'mysticism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Solomon ben Moses Alkabetz (c.1500-1576), Safed kabbalist and poet, author of the hymn Lekhah Dodi welcoming the Sabbath bride (the Shekhinah); Cordovero's teacher and brother-in-law.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_BESHT", "Baal Shem Tov (Israel ben Eliezer)", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'devekut', 'healing']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Israel ben Eliezer (c.1698-1760), the 'Baal Shem Tov' (Master of the Good Name), founder of Hasidism; emphasized joyful devotion (devekut) and the divine presence in all things. Known through the hagiographic Shivhei ha-Besht.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_CHAYYIM_VOLOZHIN", "Chayyim of Volozhin", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Kabbalist", "['Torah study', 'kabbalah']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Chayyim of Volozhin (1749-1821), foremost disciple of the Vilna Gaon and founder of the Volozhin yeshiva; his Nefesh ha-Chayyim gave the Mitnagdic movement its kabbalistic-intellectual theology.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_CORDOVERO", "Moses Cordovero (Ramak)", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Safed mystic", "['kabbalah', 'systematic theology']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522-1570), the great systematizer of pre-Lurianic Kabbalah in Safed; author of Pardes Rimmonim. His school preceded and shaped Luria's.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_DOV_BER", "Dov Ber of Mezeritch (the Maggid)", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'devekut']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Dov Ber of Mezeritch (c.1704-1772), 'the Great Maggid,' chief disciple and successor of the Baal Shem Tov who organized Hasidism into a movement and trained the generation of rebbes who spread it.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_ELIMELECH", "Elimelech of Lizhensk", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'tzaddikism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Elimelech of Lizhensk (1717-1787), disciple of Dov Ber whose Noam Elimelech articulated the doctrine of the tzaddik as channel of divine blessing, shaping Polish-Galician Hasidism.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_JACOB_JOSEPH", "Jacob Joseph of Polonne", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'homiletics']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Jacob Joseph of Polonne (d. c.1782), disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and the first to record his teachings in print (Toldot Yaakov Yosef), the earliest Hasidic book.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_KARO", "Joseph Karo", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Safed mystic", "['halakhah', 'kabbalah', 'mysticism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Joseph Karo (1488-1575), Safed jurist-mystic, author of the Shulchan Aruch code of law and the mystical diary Maggid Mesharim recording his angelic mentor (the maggid).", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_LEVI_YITZHAK", "Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'devotion', 'intercession']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev (1740-1809), disciple of Dov Ber and beloved Hasidic rebbe famed as the compassionate 'defender' of Israel before God; author of Kedushat Levi.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_LURIA", "Isaac Luria (the Ari)", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Lurianic kabbalist", "['kabbalah', 'mysticism', 'cosmology']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Isaac ben Solomon Luria (1534-1572), 'the Ari,' the central figure of Safed Kabbalah, whose teaching of Tzimtzum, Shevirat ha-Kelim and Tikkun reshaped all later Jewish mysticism. He wrote almost nothing; his doctrine survives through Vital.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_LUZZATTO", "Moses Hayyim Luzzatto (Ramchal)", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Lurianic kabbalist", "['kabbalah', 'ethics', 'mysticism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Moses Hayyim Luzzatto (1707-1746), 'the Ramchal,' Italian kabbalist and ethicist who systematized Lurianic doctrine; author of Mesillat Yesharim and recipient of a maggid. Suspected of Sabbatean leanings and forced to suppress his kabbalistic writings.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_NACHMAN", "Nachman of Breslov", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'storytelling', 'devotion']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov and founder of Breslov Hasidism; taught hitbodedut (secluded prayer) and composed mystical tales.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_NATHAN_GAZA", "Nathan of Gaza", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Messianic claimant", "['messianism', 'prophecy', 'kabbalah']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Abraham Nathan ben Elisha Hayyim Ashkenazi (1643-1680), 'Nathan of Gaza,' the prophet and theologian of the Sabbatean movement who proclaimed Sabbatai Zevi as messiah and built its Lurianic-based theology, including after the apostasy.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_SABBATAI_ZEVI", "Sabbatai Zevi", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Messianic claimant", "['messianism', 'mysticism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676), the self-proclaimed Jewish messiah whose movement convulsed Jewry in 1665-66; he converted to Islam under Ottoman threat, splitting his followers. Drew on Lurianic redemption theology.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_SCHNEUR_ZALMAN", "Schneur Zalman of Liadi", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Hasidic master", "['mysticism', 'intellectual Hasidism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), disciple of Dov Ber and founder of Chabad (Lubavitch) Hasidism; author of the Tanya, which fused Lurianic Kabbalah with an intellectual contemplative path.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_VILNA_GAON", "Elijah of Vilna (the Vilna Gaon)", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Kabbalist", "['Torah study', 'kabbalah', 'halakhah']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Elijah ben Solomon Zalman (1720-1797), 'the Vilna Gaon,' the supreme Lithuanian Talmudist and kabbalist; leader of the Mitnagdim who fiercely opposed the rise of Hasidism, issuing bans against it.", "sage"], ["ENT_JM_VITAL", "Hayyim Vital", null, "Jewish Mystical", "Mystic", "Lurianic kabbalist", "['kabbalah', 'mysticism']", null, "devotional", null, "A", "candidate_verified_name", "Early-modern Abrahamic build (1500-1800) (v1.81.0)", 0, 0, 0, "Hayyim ben Joseph Vital (1542-1620), Luria's foremost disciple and recorder; his Etz Chaim is the chief written source for the Lurianic system.", "sage"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 17, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [[{"column": "entity_class", "other_table": "entity_class", "other_column": "class_id"}, null]], "columns": ["entity_id", "canonical_name", "greek_name", "tradition", "entity_type", "category", "primary_domains", "tags", "cult_scope", "primary_period", "evidence_confidence", "review_status", "inclusion_basis", "earth_association_score", "chthonic_flag", "serpent_flag", "short_note", "entity_class"], "primary_keys": ["entity_id"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select entity_id, canonical_name, greek_name, tradition, entity_type, category, primary_domains, tags, cult_scope, primary_period, evidence_confidence, review_status, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag, serpent_flag, short_note, entity_class from entities where \"entity_class\" = :p0 and \"tradition\" = :p1 order by entity_id limit 101", "params": {"p0": "sage", "p1": "Jewish Mystical"}}, "facet_results": {"entity_class": {"name": "entity_class", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/deitydb/entities.json?entity_class=sage&tradition=Jewish+Mystical", "results": [{"value": "sage", "label": "sage", "count": 17, "toggle_url": "http://deitydb-explorer.fly.dev/deitydb/entities.json?tradition=Jewish+Mystical", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "tradition": {"name": "tradition", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/deitydb/entities.json?entity_class=sage&tradition=Jewish+Mystical", "results": [{"value": "Jewish Mystical", "label": "Jewish Mystical", "count": 17, "toggle_url": "http://deitydb-explorer.fly.dev/deitydb/entities.json?entity_class=sage", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [{"name": "category", "toggle_url": "http://deitydb-explorer.fly.dev/deitydb/entities.json?entity_class=sage&tradition=Jewish+Mystical&_facet=category"}], "next": null, "next_url": null, "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 1210.8361170012358, "source": "jebboone/deitydb", "source_url": "https://github.com/jebboone/deitydb", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"}