Raphael Patai
Patai concludes with a note of optimism by emphasizing that basic Jewish values, which for two thousand years have been constants in the Jewish mind, contain the promise of the Jewish future.
636 pages
1996 (1977 by Scribner's)
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The
Jewish Mind Raphael Patai |
First
published in 1977, The Jewish Mind is
a sweeping intellectual history of the Jews. Raphael Patai takes readers
on an insightful journey through three millennia; examines six great historical
encounters between the Jews and other cultures; and analyzes the manner
in which each of them left its mark on the Jewish mind. This historic venture
is followed by another journey, perhaps even more fascinating: a journey
into the depths of the contemporary Jewish mind, involving the exploration
of Jewish intelligence giftedness, and genius; of the phenomenology of special
Jewish talents; of Jewish personality and character; and of the physical
and mental health of the Jews. Patai concludes with a note of optimism by emphasizing that basic Jewish values, which for two thousand years have been constants in the Jewish mind, contain the promise of the Jewish future. |
"An analytical history par excellence. . . . takes us on a long historical journey and shows how despite powerful antithetical forces the Jewish religion throughout history has formed minds and personalities, determined values and aspirations, and preserved the Jewish people."—The Jewish Press | |||||||||||||
| $27.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2651-X 636 pages 1996 (1977 by Scribner's) |
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