معرفت ادیان

This article examines the conceptual relationship between Lurianic Kabbalah and the philosophy of Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. In the first part, several fundamental concepts of Lurianic Kabbalah are explained, including Tzimtzum (divine self‑contraction), the Breaking of the Vessels and the emergence of the Qliphoth, as well as Tikkun, understood as the process of restoration and the reestablishment of divine order. These ideas provide a cosmological framework for understanding the emergence of multiplicity, the possibility of evil, and the necessity of restoring order in the world. The article then examines Schelling’s view on freedom, evil, and the inner dynamism of the divine, particularly with reference to his middle‑period writings and the Stuttgart Private Lectures. In these works, evil is understood not merely as something external, but as an internal possibility within the process of the manifestation of the Absolute. Using a comparative textual analysis, the study shows that notable conceptual similarities exist between certain structural elements of these two systems of thought, especially in explaining the relation between the Absolute and the finite world, and in understanding evil as an internal possibility within the process of manifestation. At the same time, the article distinguishes between conceptual similarity and claims of historical influence, emphasizing that the available evidence does not necessarily indicate Schelling’s direct familiarity with Lurianic Kabbalah. Therefore, these parallels are better understood as a form of structural resonance between two different intellectual traditions..