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.
Jakob Böhme was a cobbler, not a scholar, yet his mystical writings profoundly influenced European philosophy and even inspired poets like William Blake! Boehmenism shows how powerful ideas can emerge from unexpected places—a tradesman's spiritual visions became a major philosophical movement.
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