Review of Middle East Studies, Volume 21 - December 1987
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The Faith of Shīa Islam, by Muḥammad Riḍā al-Muẓaffar. 89 pages. $8.95. - A Shi’ite Anthology, by ‘Allāmah Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabātabā’ī, translated by William C. Chittick, introduction by S. H. Nasr. 152 pages. $12.95. - Kitāb al-Irshād: The Book of Guidance, by Shaykh al-Mufīd, translated by I. K. A. Howard, preface by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. 616 pages. $55.00. - Imam ‘Alī: Source of Light, Wisdom and Might, by Sulaymān Kattānī, translated by I. K. A. Howard, preface by Imam Shaykh Murtaḍā Āl Yā-Sīn, foreword by al-Ustādh Ja’far Khalīlī. 148 pages. $25.00. - The Rising of al-Ḥusayn: Its Impact on the Consciousness of Muslim Society, by Shaykh Muḥammad Maḥdī Shams al-Dīn, translated by I. K. A. Howard. 218 pages. $15.95. - The Occultation of the Twelfth Imam: A Historical Background, by Jassim M. Hussain, preface by I. K. A. Howard. 221 pages. $30.00. All the above published by the Muhammadi Trust, London, in association with Kegan Paul International, London 1986.
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Histoire de la philosophie islamique, by Henry Corbin. Rev. ed., with addition of Part II and updated index and bibliography. 546 pages. Gallimard, Paris1986. FF 39.
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Corpus des monnaies ‘alawites: Collection de la Banque du Maroc et autres collections mondiales, publiques et privées, by Daniel Eustache. (Etudes sur la numismatique et l’histoire monétaire du Maroc 6.) 3 vols. 1310 + 110 pages, ills. Banque du Maroc, Rabat1984. $250.00. The book can be ordered from Musée Numismatique, Banque du Maroc, B.P. 445, Rabat, Morocco. Postage is included in the price.
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The Art of Reciting the Qur’an, by Kristina Nelson. (Modern Middle East Series 11.) xxviii + 241 pages, bibliography, transliterated texts and translations, musical transcriptions, index. University of Texas Press, Austin1985. $25.00.
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Forschungen zur almohadischen Moschee Lieferung. Vol. 2, Die Moschee von Tinmal, by Christian Ewert and Jens-Peter Wishhak. (Deutsches archäologisches Institut, Madriger Beiträge, vol. 10.) 181 pages, 80 plates, 14 figs., 26 drawings and composite photographs. Mainz1984.
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Ignaz Goldziher and His Oriental Diary: A Translation and Psychological Portrait, by Raphael Patai. 165 pages. Wayne State University Press, Detroit1987.
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Islam in a World of Nation-States, by James P. Piscatori. viii + 193 pages. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge1986.
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Seelenwanderung in der islamischen Häresie, by Rainer Freitag. (Islamkundliche Untersuchungen, vol. 110.) 289 pages. Klaus Schwarz Verlag, Berlin1985.
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La presse française de Turquie de 1795 à nos jours: Histoire et catalogue, by G. Groc and İ. Çağlar. (Varia turcica 2.) xvi + 261 pages, appendices, indices, bibliography. Editions ISIS, Istanbul1985. $20.00.
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Studies in Qur’an and Hadith: The Formation of the Islamic Law of Inheritance, by David S. Powers. 263 pages. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles1986.
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Untersuchungen zu einer Sammlung persischer Erzählungen: Či-hil wa-šiš ḥikāyat yā ğāmi’ al-ḥikāyat, by Roxane Haag-Higuchi. (Islamkundliche Untersuchungen 92.) 229 pages, index. Klaus Schwarz Verlag, Berlin1984.
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War in the Land of Egypt, by Yusuf al-Qa’id, translated by Olive Kenny and Lome Kenny, and Christopher Tingley. 192 pages. Al Saqi Books, London1986. £4.95.
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Traditional Textiles of Tunisia and Related North African Weavings, by Irmatraud Reswick. Distributed by the University of Washington Press. Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles1985.
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The Pearl Cannon, by Sadeq Hedayat, edited by Iraj Bashiri. (Sadeq Hedayat’s Greatest Works, no. 1.) xiv + 23 pages in English, 164 pages in Persian. Mazda, Lexington, Ky.1986. $9.95.
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Catalogue des monnaies musulmanes de la Bibliothèque nationale. Vol. 5, Asie pré-mongole, les Salğūqs et leurs successeurs, by Gilles Hennequin. xi + 932 pages, bibliography, index of place names, index of personal names, concordance of illustrations, 50 plates. Bibliothèque nationale, Paris1985. FF 1,500.
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A Guide to the Contents of the Qur’an, by Faruq Sherif. 165 pages. Ithaca Press, London1985. Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Humanities Press, Atlantic Highlands, N.J. £15.00.
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La céramique islamique: Le guide du connaisseur, by Jean Soustiel. 428 pages, 394+85 ills., tables, figs., maps, plans. Office du Livre, Fribourg; Vilo, Paris1985.
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Wild Thorns, by Sahar Khalifeh. Translation by Trevor LeGassick and Elizabeth W. Fernea of al-Subar. 207 pages. Al Saqi Books, London1985.
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An Introduction to Medieval Islamic Philosophy, by Oliver Leaman. xii + 208 pages. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York1985. $34.50/$12.95.
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Studies on the Tihāmah: The Report of the Tihāmah Expedition 1982 and Related Papers, edited by Francine Stone, xii + 148 pages, index, two maps, bibliographies, color and bl.-and-wh. ills. Longman, Harlow, England1985. £25.00.
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