Editing Qlippoth (section)

{{Short description|Impure spiritual forces in Kabbalah}}
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In the ''[[Zohar]]'', [[Lurianic Kabbalah]], and [[Hermetic Qabalah]], the '''''qlippoth''''' ({{Langx|he|קְלִיפּוֹת|translit=qəlippōṯ}}, originally {{langx|tmr|קְלִיפִּין|translit=qəlippin}}, plural of {{lang|arc|קְלִפָּה}} ''qəlippā''; literally "peels", "shells", or "husks"), are the representation of [[evil]] or [[tumah and taharah|impure]] spiritual forces in [[Jewish mysticism]], the opposites of the [[sefirot]].{{sfnp|Mathers|1887|loc="The Book of Concealed Mystery"}}{{sfnp|Franck|1926|p=279}} The realm of evil is called '''''Sitra Achra''''' ({{langx|tmr|סִטְרָא אַחְרָא|siṭrā ʾaḥrā|link=no|the Other Side}}) in [[Kabbalistic texts]].