The Seed of Abraham: Jews and Arabs in Contact and Conflict

By Raphael Patai

Book Overview

This wide-ranging discussion of Jews and Arabs, Judaism and Islam, is historical, psychological, and anthropological in approach. By focusing his study on folk culture, Raphael Patai makes a unique contribution, complementing classic works in the field. The volume is a distillation of the best available material on the subject of Jewish-Arab interactions over the ages. It provides an excellent overview of Arab-Jewish relations vis-a-vis religion, theology, culture, literature, and politics from the pre-Muhammad period to the present day, showing the shared heritage as well as divergence of Arab and Jew. Winner of the Jewish Book Council Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Award in Race Relations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874802512
• ISBN13: 9780874802511
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.