The term Kabbalah (which comes from a Hebrew word that means "reception") usually denotes a tradition within Judaism which focuses on mystical interpretations of scripture and esoteric doctrines about the being of God. While it claims to date back to oral teachings from the biblical patriarch Abraham, specifically Kabbalistic teachings did not arise until the 10th or 11th century, in western Europe. (angelfire)

Mystical teachings that deal with the ideas of creation and concepts of a spiritual nature.