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(Ari) (1543–1572) *Kabbalist. Luria settled in *Safed, gathered a group of disciples round him and taught them the mysteries of the Kabbalah.
He is thought to have received a revelation from the *prophet *Elijah and his teachings were preserved in different forms by his followers. Luria himself wrote a commentary on a section of the *kabbalah and several hymns. His ideas were highly influential on the *Hasidic movement. (For his ideas see *KABBALAH, *SEFIROT, *TIKKUN, *ZIMZUM).
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