It was first published in 1973, and later revised in 1983. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. There are many familiar tags fatalism, emotionalism, rhetoric, disunity, concern with face, personalization of political problems. Raphael patai, 85, a scholar of jewish and arab cultures. Have fun, and keep these tips in mind for effective learning. Patai and nydell also address improvidence, predestination, the tendency to substitute words for action, violence of words, control of temper, etc. He at times appears enthralled with muslims and describes islam as a great religion. Listen to 150,000 of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Arab mind revised edition also by raphael patai the poems of israel b. In this sympathetic but ultimately unsuccessful study, patai author also of the arab mind. The classic study of arab culture and society is now more relevant than.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have lived in the middle east, on and off, for four years, and no book explained the arab mind as well as raphael patai s. A study in palestinian folklore in hebrew, 1936 jewish seafaring in ancient times in. Raphael patai s most popular book is the arab mind. Misreading the arab mind the dubious guidebook to middle east culture thats on the pentagons reading list. This penetrating analysis unlocks the mysteries of arab society to help us better understand a complex, proud and ancient culture. Patai suggests that all those who have made firsthand observations of arab family life agree that the incidence and severity of corporal punishment administered to arab. A study in palestinian folklore in hebrew, 1936 jewish seafaring in ancient times in hebrew, 1938 man and earth in hebrew custom, belief and legend in hebrew, 2 vols.
Written by eugene rogan, audiobook narrated by derek perkins. Later sections of patai s book address more technical subjects that nydell doesnt, such as the arab approach to decorative arts, literature, and music. The classic study of arab culture and society is now more relevant than ever. The book in question is called the arab mind, and is by raphael patai, a cultural anthropologist who taught at several us universities. Click to read more about the arab mind by raphael patai. He published more than 600 articles and thirty books, including the arab mind, the jewish mind, arab.
Raphael patai examines how six great historical encounters, spanning three. One book that was frequently cited was the arab mind. Get 2 audiobooks free, 2 books a month, plus access to more than 700000. Get 2 audiobooks free, 2 books a month, plus access to more than 700,000 podcasts. Raphael patais recent book, the arab mind, is a significant scholarly contribution to the field of national character research in general and, more specifically, to the understanding of arab culture and national. The jewish new muslims of meshed the latter two published posthumously.
Listen to 150000 of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. This excellent overview of arab jewish relations visavis religion, theology, culture, literature, and politics from the premuhammad period to the present day shows us the shared heritage as well as divergence of arab and jew. The arab mind has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The jews of hungary is the first comprehensive history in any language of the unique jewish community that has lived in the carpathian basin for eighteen centuries, from roman times to the present. Its best use is as a doorstop world news the guardian. Written over 30 years ago, it still rings true in so many aspects, and. Later sections of patai s book address more technical subjects that nydell doesnt, such as the arab. Raphael patai, a cultural anthropologist who turned the stories of the jewish people into the story of his life as a preeminent scholar of jewish and middle eastern studies, died on saturday at. The arab mind discusses the upbringing of a typical arab boy or girl, the intense. If you have one bit of interest in the arab people, you as an arab, i am amazed at this author what genius he has in presenting the arab mind as if he is an.
Since its original publication in 1983, the revised edition of raphael patai s the arab mind has been recognized. He published more than 600 articles and thirty books, including the arab mind, the jewish mind, arab folktales from palestine and israel, and jadid alislam. Since its original publication in 1983, the revised edition of raphael patais the arab mind has been recognized as one of the seminal works in the field of middle eastern studies. An author of more than 40 books, including one titled the jewish mind, he. First published in 1977, the jewish mind provides a penetrating insight into the complex collective reality of the jewish people. Since its original publication in 1983, the revised edition of raphael patai s the arab mind has been recognized as one of the seminal works in the field of middle eastern studies. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the arab mind. The book advocates a tribalgroupsurvival explanation for the driving factors behind arab culture. These differences are based on early upbringing and other influences and patai presents a great deal of information which helps westerners to understand the arab. The arab mind is about the mind in the arabs and its importance to survival of the desert. The arab mind is a nonfiction cultural psychology book by cultural anthropologist raphael patai, who also wrote the jewish mind. Raphael patai s the arab mind is a field tested bookand i mean.
The arab mind raphael patai national library of australia. The arab mind book by raphael patai 7 available editions. Buy the arab mind by raphael patai online at alibris. Arabic audiobooks are your key to language and cultural literacy. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Patai, a wellknown and prolific scholar, rightly contends that prior to 1948 jews in arab. Raphael patai was a prolific cultural anthroplogist, folklorist, historian, and biblical scholar. Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia new search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor update.
Hersh also made reference to a book, the arab mind, by the cultural anthropologist raphael patai. Good read but it includes a lot of exaggeration and makes arab seem very exotic. Mind how our ancient brains are coping in the age of digital. And if listening to audiobooks is your preferred method of storytelling, you. Patai explains meticulously that although minds vary in any human group, the minds of two groups will display differences just as the minds of individuals do. Patai resolves the difficult questions of what a jew and what a group mind are by defining the first as a person who considers himself a jew and is so considered by others and the second as the sum of shared mental traits, beliefs, and values. Raphael patai has 40 books on goodreads with 3808 ratings. Patai, a hungarianborn jew who died in 1996 at 86, was a keen and sympathetic observer of arab society. This analysis unlocks the mysteries of arab society to help us better understand a complex, proud and ancient culture. Patai has a lovehate relationsip with arab and muslims. This penetrating analysis unlocks the mysteries of arab.
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