Peretz Gerondi

Peretz ben Isaac Cohen Gerondi
פרץ בן יצחק כהן גירונדי
Personal life
Bornfl. late 13th century
NationalityIberian
Era13th century
Notable work(s)Ma'areket ha-Elahut
Known forAuthor of Ma'areket ha-Elahut
OccupationRabbi, Kabbalist
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

Peretz ben Isaac Cohen Gerondi (Hebrew: פרץ בן יצחק כהן גירונדי; fl. late 13th century) was a 13th-century Iberian kabbalist and rabbi. The surname "Gerondi" is due to a deduction by Adolf Jellinek, and is used for the purpose of describing more in detail the author of Ma'areket ha-Elahut.[1] A certain Peretz, who lived toward the end of the thirteenth century, is mentioned as the author of this kabbalistic work. Some works of Peretz of Corbeil have been erroneously attributed to Gerondi.[2]

References

 Kohler, Kaufmann; Bloch, Philipp (1905). "Perez b. Isaac Cohen Gerondi". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 600.

  1. ^ Jellinek, Adolph (1852). Beiträge zur Geschichte der Kabbala. Vol. 2. Leipzig. p. 64.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Schiller-Szinessy, Salomon Marcus (2012). Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts Preserved in the University Library, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-108-05378-5.