active emanation

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• EMANATION — EMANATION, a theory describing the origin of the material universe from a transcendent first principle. According to this theory, the universe, which is multiple, is generated from the One, which is unitary, through the medium of a hierarchy of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Active intellect — or agent intellect is a term used in both psychology and philosophy.PsychologyActive intellect, or active knowledge, is the psychological concept of knowledge being actively used (as opposed to passive knowledge). For example, if you are speaking …   Wikipedia

• active intellect — (al ‘aql al fa‘‘al)    The concept of the ‘active’ or ‘agent’ intellect plays a pivotal role in Islamic metaphysics and psychology, particularly in the Peripatetic tradition. Its origins can be traced back to the Aristotelian notion of nous… …   Islamic philosophy dictionary

• émaner — [ emane ] v. intr. <conjug. : 1> • XIV e, rare jusqu au XVIIe; lat. emanare « couler de, provenir de » 1 ♦ Théol., philos. Provenir par émanation. ⇒ procéder. ♢ Cour. Provenir comme de sa source naturelle. ⇒ découler, 1. dériver, provenir.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …   Universalium

• Ecclesiasticus — /i klee zee as ti keuhs/, n. a book of the Apocrypha. Also called Wisdom of Jesus. Abbr.: Ecclus. * * * ▪ biblical literature also called the  Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach        deuterocanonical biblical work (accepted in the Roman Catholic …   Universalium

• Ibn al-Haytham — ▪ Arab astronomer and mathematician Introduction Latinized as  Alhazen,  in full,  Abū ʿAlī al Ḥasan ibn al Haytham   born c. 965, Basra, Iraq died c. 1040, Cairo, Egypt       mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the …   Universalium

• KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• GOD — IN THE BIBLE The Bible is not a single book, but a collection of volumes composed by different authors living in various countries over a period of more than a millennium. In these circumstances, divergencies of emphasis (cf. Kings with… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism