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Volume 25 - October 1962

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Lein Oebele Schuman: Political history of the Yemen at the beginning of the 16th century: Abū Makhrama's account of the years 906–927 n. (1500–1521 A.D.) with annotations. [viii], xx, 142 pp., map. Groningen: V. R. B. Kleine, [1960].

Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin: Symbolik des Parsismus.(Symbolik der Religionen, VIII.) 111 pp. Stuttgart: Anton Hiersemann, 1961. DM. 27.

R. C. Zaehner: Hindu and Muslim mysticism. (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Jordan Lectures in Comparative Religion, v.) x, 234 pp. London: University of London, the Athlone Press, 1960. 30s.)

Constance E. Padwick: Muslim devotions: a study of prayer-manuals in common use. xxix, 313 pp. London: S.P.C.K., 1961. 35s.

A.J Arberry (tr.): Discourses of Rūmī. IX, 276 pp. London: John Murray, [1961]. 25s.

U. N. Ghoshal: A history of Indian political ideas: the ancient period and the period of transition to the middle ages. xxiii, 589 pp. Bombay, London, etc.: Oxford University Press, [Indian Branch,] 1959. 52s. 6d.

Joseph Aquilina: The structure of Maltese: a study in mixed grammar and vocabulary, ix, 358 pp. Valletta: Royal University of Malta, 1959. (Agents: Luzac. 45s.) - Joseph Aquilina: Papers in Maltese linguistics, ix, 240 pp. Valletta: Royal University of Malta, 1961. (Agents: Luzac. 24s.)

Fredrik Barth: Nomads of south Persia: the Basseri tribe of the Khamseh confederacy. (Universitetets Etnografiske Museum, Oslo. Bulletin No. 8.) [xii], 159 pp., 8 plates, [Oslo]: Oslo University Press, [1961]. N.kr. 18.

Chandrika Singh Upasak: The history and palaeography of Mauryan Brāhmī script. xiii, 345 pp. Nalanda (Patna): Nava Nālandā Mahāvihāra, 1960.

A. J. Arberry and P. Grech: Dun Karm, poet of Malta. Texts chosen and translated by A. J. Arberry; introduction, notes and glossary by P. Grech. (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications, No. 6.) viii, 217 pp., front. Cambridge: University Press, 1961. 37s. 6d.

S. G. Tulpule (ed.): An Old Marāthī reade. (Linguistic Society of India.) xvi, 264 pp. Poona: Venus Prakashana, 1960. Rs. 20.

CL. Cahen: J. Sauvaget †: Introduction à l'histoire de l'orient musulman: éléments de bibliographie. Édition refondue et complétée. (Initiation à l’lslam, I.) [iii], vi, 5–257 pp. Paris:Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1961. Fr. 32.

Betty Shefts: Grammatical method in Pāṇini: his treatment of Sanskrit present stems. (American Oriental Series, Essay 1.) x, 45 pp. New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1961. $2.50.

B. Rintchen: Les matériaux pour l'étude du chamanisme mongol. II. Textes chamanistes bouriates. (Asiatische Forschungen, Bd. 8.) ix, 156 pp. Wiesbaden: otto harrassowitz, 1961. DM. 20.

B. Rintchen (ed.): Folklore mongol. Livre premier. Textes khalkha-mongols en transcription. (Asiatische Forschungen, Bd. 7.) xv, 150 pp., plate. Wiesbaden: otto Harrassowitz, 1960. DM. 28.

Alex Wayman: Analysis of the Srāvakabhūmi manuscript. (University of California Publications in Classical Philology, Vol. XVII.) [ix], 185 pp., plate. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1961.$5.

P.M. Holt: A modern history of the Sudan, from, the Funj sultanate to the present day.(The Weidenfeld and Nicolson Asia-Africa Series.) xii,242 pp., 24 plates. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1961]. 27s. 6d.

Ferdinand D. Lessing (ed.): Mongolian-English dictionary, compiled by Mattai Haltod, John Gombojab Hangin, Serge Kassatkin, and Ferdinand D. Lessing. xvii, 1217 pp. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1960. (English agents: Cambridge University Press. £7 8s.)

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