Dybbuk

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:saint
figure in Jewish folklore
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:associatedWith spiritual possession
gptkbp:category gptkb:mythological_figure
Jewish legendary creatures
gptkbp:coreBelief the dislocated soul of a dead person
gptkbp:culturalSignificance represents unresolved issues of the dead
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:describedBy a malicious possessing spirit
gptkbp:etymology from Hebrew 'dāḇaq', meaning 'to cling' or 'adhere'
gptkbp:exiledTo exorcism
gptkbp:firstDescribed 16th century
gptkbp:heldBy living people
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dybbuk
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:mentionedIn Kabbalistic literature
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith gptkb:shedim
golem
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Jewish_mythology
gptkbp:popularizedBy S. Ansky's play 'The Dybbuk'
gptkbp:relatedTo Orthodox Judaism
exorcism in Judaism
gptkbp:subjectOf the 1920 play 'The Dybbuk' by S. Ansky
the 1937 film 'The Dybbuk'
various modern horror films
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Unborn_(2009)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6