Talk:Gilgul

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Edited, cleaned up syntax and style, added external links, links to wiki pages, sections on reference. Content not altered. Abafied 20:07, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

The chapters "Deceptive Appearances" and "The Books are Balanced" are written in an odd way. If this was an article on a topic of fiction, I would call it the "in-universe" style. To me, they read like religious pamphlets. Perhaps these chapters ought to be written by someone less immersed in this particular mythology. Muad 17:30, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

You're right. I was sorely tempted to tag these sections with the "fiction" template ("This article or section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style."), but that would perhaps have been too snarky. At any rate, the entire bottom half of the article was a copyvio from http://www.gilgulim.com/, so I just removed it wholesale. ArthurDenture 07:03, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Exactly what is the difference between reincarnation and reviving the dead? For those who think the second is a version of the first, Maimonides' 13th principle contradicts the claim of the entry, that no major invocation of faith invokes reincarnation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdgeworthJevons (talk • contribs) 06:03, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Reviving the dead involves the dead rising from the grave, the body and soul re-united together and alive together.

Reincarnation involves a new body being born with a soul being reborn, in the same way that a candle can be used to light an infinite number of candles without diminishing, each new flame is of the original.

So, reincarnation is different from reviving the dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.248.26.11 (talk) 06:09, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

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Ancient world

The belief in re-incarnation had first existed amongst Jewish mystics in the Ancient World, among differing explanation given of the after-life, although with a universal belief in an immortal soul.

This is sourced and interesting, but the article then mentions that there's no written tradition about Gilgul before the 16th century. I could access that source, but it unfortunately doesn't tell where the author obtained that information. More sources about this would be nice, if available. Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 04:30, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

References

There is no source that indicates that belief in reincarnation first existed among Jewish mystics in the Ancient World. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vegan416 (talk • contribs) 17:32, 7 June 2020 (UTC)