The Jewish Mind

by Raphael Patai

Book Overview

A landmark exploration of Jewish history and culture. First published in 1977, The Jewish Mind provides a penetrating insight into the complex collective reality of the Jewish people. Raphael Patai examines how six great historical encounters, spanning three millennia, between the Jews and other cultures led to both change and continuity in Jewish communities throughout the global diaspora. A timeless analysis by a prominent scholar. Patai, a noted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684148781
• ISBN13: 9780684148786
• Release Date: May 1977
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It doesn't really do it

This work has much interesting information but I do not think it truly defines the 'Jewish Mind'. I have the sense that the Jewish Mind if we consider its creations from Biblical Time to now is simply too vast and varied for easy definition. I would too say that as Jews value the idea of Creation , their own Mind is in a constant process of Development and creation. Any summary then seems to be a simple reduction, and not true to the Reality.