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Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology

The Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology publishes books illuminating the diverse and culturally rich Jewish heritage. The series is named in honor of the many contributions of its founder and original editor, Raphael Patai.

General Editor: Dan Ben-Amos, University of Pennsylvania

Patai: The Myth of the Jewish RaceThe Myth of the Jewish Race: Revised Edition

Raphael Patai and Jennifer Patai

Out of print.

Patai: The Hebrew GoddessThe Hebrew Goddess

Third Enlarged Edition
Raphael Patai

The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess.

Patai: Robert Graves and the Hebrew MythsRobert Graves and the Hebrew Myths: A Collaboration

Raphael Patai

Out of print.

Shiloah: Jewish Musical TraditionsJewish Musical Traditions

Amnon Shiloah

A sociocultural examination of the oral music of Jewish communities.

Brauer: The Jews of KurdistanThe Jews of Kurdistan

Erich Brauer  •  Completed and edited by Raphael Patai

An ethnological study of the Kurdish Jews prior to World War II.

Bar-Itzhak: Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives from IsraelJewish Moroccan Folk Narratives from Israel

Haya Bar-Itzhak and Aliza Shenhar

A unique selection of folktales recorded from traditional storytellers in their community setting.