The philosophical and mystical teachings or followers of Jakob Böhme, a German mystic emphasizing divine revelation and inner illumination.
Derived from Jakob Böhme (1575-1624), a German cobbler-mystic, plus the suffix '-ism' indicating a system of belief or practice. Böhme's name became associated with a distinctive mystical tradition emphasizing personal spiritual experience. The term emerged in the 17th-18th centuries as his ideas spread throughout Europe.
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