The Myth of the Jewish Race

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Wayne State University Press, 1989 - History - 456 pages

In this carefully researched analysis, Raphael and Jennifer Patai begin by defining race. They then develop the idea of the existence of "races" through history. In rich and fascinating detail, the authors consider the effects of intermarriage, interbreeding, proselytism, slavery, and concubinage on the Jewish population from Biblical times to the present.

New material explores the psychological aspects of the Jewish race issue, the Jewish psyche, and the consequences of the 1975 United Nations resolution equating Zionism with racism. A revised and updated scientific section on the measurable genetic, morphological, and behavioral differences between Jews and non-Jews supports the conclusion that the idea of a "Jewish race" is, indeed, a myth.

 

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Contents

Preface to the First Edition
1
HISTORICAL
17
Four Views on the Jewish Race
21
An Excursus into Statistics
40
In Biblical Times
48
The Second Commonwealth and Hellenism
57
40
63
Under Islam
65
ABO
233
Serum and Red Cell Proteins
247
Glucose6Phosphate Dehydrogenase
279
PTC Taste Sensitivity
285
Jewish Diseases
295
Conclusions to Part III
327
Diagrams and Tables
333
97
342

Early Medieval Christendom
73
England
80
Introductory Remarks
91
The Jewish Mind
141
The Jew as Racist
176
Morphological Traits
203
Looking Jewish
217
Criteria for the Classification of Races
224
102
385
104
404
Notes
405
Benjamin of Tudela
409
114
411
Glossary
437
Copyright

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About the author (1989)

Raphael Patai (November 22, 1910 - July 20, 1996), born Ervin György Patai, was a Hungarian-Jewish ethnographer, historian, orientalist and anthropologist. Patai's work was wide-ranging but focused primarily on the cultural development of the ancient Hebrews and Israelites, on Jewish history and culture, and on the anthropology of the Middle East. He was the author of hundreds of scholarly articles and several dozen books, including three autobiographical volumes.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Myth of the Jewish Race
Jewish Folklore and Anthropology Series
Suny Series in Israeli Studies
AuthorsRaphael Patai, Jennifer Patai
Editionillustrated, revised
PublisherWayne State University Press, 1989
ISBN0814319483, 9780814319482
Length456 pages
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History / Jewish
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Jewish Studies
  
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