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

Cabbala Christian Kabbalah arose during the Renaissance due to Christian scholars' interest in the mysticism of Kabbalah, Jewish Kabbalah, which they interpreted according to Christian theology. It is often transliterated as Cabala (also ''Cabbala'') t ...

and of Jewish mysticism.

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 Maimonides's ''Guide des égarés'' ('' The Guide for the Perplexed'') as the first emblematic volume, followed by a translation from the Aramaic of the Book of Genesis in the ''

Zohar The ''Zohar'' ( he, , ''Zōhar'', lit. "Splendor" or "Radiance") is a foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah (the five ...

''.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 Spain and Provence from the 12th century and 13th century. He defended his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Paris 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 Peripatetic 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