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Man's “Hollow Core”: ethics and aesthetics in adīth literature and classical Arabic adab Man's “Hollow Core”: ethics and aesthetics in adīth literature and classical Arabic adab

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Stefan Sperl

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 459 - 486

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000808 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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The service retinues of the Chola court: a study of the term veam in Tamil inscriptions The service retinues of the Chola court: a study of the term veam in Tamil inscriptions

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Daud Ali

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 487 - 509

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X0700081X (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Redefining Cantonese cuisine in post-Mao Guangzhou Redefining Cantonese cuisine in post-Mao Guangzhou

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Jakob A. Klein

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 511 - 537

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000821 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Shang ritual animals: colour and meaning (part 2) Shang ritual animals: colour and meaning (part 2)

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Wang Tao

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 539 - 567

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07001036 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Ngaraya: Women and musical mastery in Mali Ngaraya: Women and musical mastery in Mali

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Lucy Durán

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 569 - 602

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000845 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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The Fifth mīl from Jerusalem: another Umayyad milestone from southern Bilād al-Shām The Fifth mīl from Jerusalem: another Umayyad milestone from southern Bilād al-Shām

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Katia Cytryn-Silverman

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 603 - 610

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000857 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Gerald Hawting (ed.): The Development of Islamic Ritual. (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World, 26.) xxxix, 382 pp. Aldershot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Variorum, 2006. £80. ISBN 0 86078 712 5. Gerald Hawting (ed.): The Development of Islamic Ritual. (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World, 26.) xxxix, 382 pp. Aldershot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Variorum, 2006. £80. ISBN 0 86078 712 5.

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Leor Halevi

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 611 - 613

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000869 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Dominique Sourdel and Janine Sourdel-Thomine: Certificats de pàlerinage d’époque Ayyoubide. Contribution è l’histoire de l’idéologie de l’Islam au temps des Croisades. (Documents relatifs è l’histoire des Croisades.) 362 pp. Paris: L’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 2006. ISBN 2 87754 179 7. Dominique Sourdel and Janine Sourdel-Thomine: Certificats de pàlerinage d’époque Ayyoubide. Contribution è l’histoire de l’idéologie de l’Islam au temps des Croisades. (Documents relatifs è l’histoire des Croisades.) 362 pp. Paris: L’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 2006. ISBN 2 87754 179 7.

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Konrad Hirschler

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 613 - 615

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000870 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Abdullah Saeed: Islamic Thought: An Introduction. x, 204 pp. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. £14.99. ISBN 0 415 36409 4. Abdullah Saeed: Islamic Thought: An Introduction. x, 204 pp. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. £14.99. ISBN 0 415 36409 4.

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Oliver Scharbrodt

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 615 - 617

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000882 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Camron Michael Amin, Benjamin C. Fortna and Elizabeth B. Frierson (eds): The Modern Middle East: A Sourcebook for History. xi, 657 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. £75. ISBN 0 19 926209 8. Camron Michael Amin, Benjamin C. Fortna and Elizabeth B. Frierson (eds): The Modern Middle East: A Sourcebook for History. xi, 657 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. £75. ISBN 0 19 926209 8.

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M. E. Yapp

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 617 - 619

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000894 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Shoshee Chunder Dutt: Selections from “Bengaliana” (ed. Alex Tickell). 168 pp. Nottingham: Trent Editions, 2005. £9.95. ISBN 1 84233 049 7. Shoshee Chunder Dutt: Selections from “Bengaliana” (ed. Alex Tickell). 168 pp. Nottingham: Trent Editions, 2005. £9.95. ISBN 1 84233 049 7.

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William Radice

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 619 - 620

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000900 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Richard F. Gombrich: Theravāda Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (Second edition.). (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices.) xiii, 234 pp. London and New York: Routledge, 2007. £16.99. ISBN 0 415 36509 0. Richard F. Gombrich: Theravāda Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo (Second edition.). (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices.) xiii, 234 pp. London and New York: Routledge, 2007. £16.99. ISBN 0 415 36509 0.

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David Azzopardi

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 620 - 621

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000912 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Jens Braarvig (ed.): Buddhist Manuscripts, Volume II. (Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection, Volume III.) xxiv, 370 pp., with facsimiles. Oslo: Hermes Publishing, 2002. ISBN 82 8034 003 3. Jens Braarvig (ed.): Buddhist Manuscripts, Volume II. (Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection, Volume III.) xxiv, 370 pp., with facsimiles. Oslo: Hermes Publishing, 2002. ISBN 82 8034 003 3.

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D. Seyfort Ruegg

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 622 - 624

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000924 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Ronald M. Davidson: Tibetan Renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture. xiv, 596 pp. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. £21. ISBN 0 231 13471 1. Ronald M. Davidson: Tibetan Renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture. xiv, 596 pp. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. £21. ISBN 0 231 13471 1.

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D. Seyfort Ruegg

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 624 - 627

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000936 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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W. South Coblin: A Handbook of ‘Phags-pa Chinese. xv, 307 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2007. $38. ISBN 978 0 8248 3000 7. W. South Coblin: A Handbook of ‘Phags-pa Chinese. xv, 307 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2007. \$38. ISBN 978 0 8248 3000 7.

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Edwin G. Pulleyblank

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 627 - 629

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000948 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Michael Loewe: The Government of the Qin and Han Empires, 221 bce–220 ce. xviii, 224 pp. Indianapolis and Cambridge: Hackett Publishing, 2006. £8.50. ISBN 0 87220 818 4. Michael Loewe: The Government of the Qin and Han Empires, 221 bce–220 ce. xviii, 224 pp. Indianapolis and Cambridge: Hackett Publishing, 2006. £8.50. ISBN 0 87220 818 4.

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David Elstein

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 629 - 630

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X0700095X (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Pamela Kyle Crossley, Helen F. Siu and Donald S. Sutton: Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China. (Studies on China, sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies.) x, 378 pp. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2006. £35.95. ISBN 0520 23015 9. Pamela Kyle Crossley, Helen F. Siu and Donald S. Sutton: Empire at the Margins: Culture, Ethnicity, and Frontier in Early Modern China. (Studies on China, sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies.) x, 378 pp. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2006. £35.95. ISBN 0520 23015 9.

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Richard Louis Edmonds

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 630 - 632

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000961 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Leo Shin: The Making of the Chinese State: Ethnicity and Expansion on the Ming Borderlands. xxi, 246 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. £48. ISBN 0 521 85354 0. Leo Shin: The Making of the Chinese State: Ethnicity and Expansion on the Ming Borderlands. xxi, 246 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. £48. ISBN 0 521 85354 0.

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Julian Ward

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 632 - 634

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000973 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Pang Kie-Chung and Michael D. Shin (eds): Landlords, Peasants and Intellectuals in Modern Korea. (Cornell East Asia Series.) x, 424 pp. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University East Asia Program, 2005. $26. ISBN 1 885445 28 8. Pang Kie-Chung and Michael D. Shin (eds): Landlords, Peasants and Intellectuals in Modern Korea. (Cornell East Asia Series.) x, 424 pp. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University East Asia Program, 2005. \$26. ISBN 1 885445 28 8.

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Anders Karlsson

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 634 - 636

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Charles J.-H. Macdonald: Uncultural Behavior: An Anthropological Investigation of Suicide in the Southern Philippines. (Monographs of the Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University.) xiii, 307 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2007. $29. ISBN 978 0 8248 3103 5. Charles J.-H. Macdonald: Uncultural Behavior: An Anthropological Investigation of Suicide in the Southern Philippines. (Monographs of the Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University.) xiii, 307 pp. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2007. \$29. ISBN 978 0 8248 3103 5.

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Paul-François Tremlett

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 636 - 638

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07000997 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Wendi Momen with Moojan Momen: Understanding the Baha'i Faith. (Understanding Faith.) ix, 164 pp. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2006. £13.50. ISBN 1 903765 50 1. Wendi Momen with Moojan Momen: Understanding the Baha'i Faith. (Understanding Faith.) ix, 164 pp. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2006. £13.50. ISBN 1 903765 50 1.

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Oliver Scharbrodt

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 638 - 639

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07001000 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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Brian Morris: Religion and Anthropology. A Critical Introduction. x, 350 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. £27.99. ISBN 0 521 61779 0. Brian Morris: Religion and Anthropology. A Critical Introduction. x, 350 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. £27.99. ISBN 0 521 61779 0.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 639 - 640

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies / Volume 70 / Issue 03 / October 2007, pp 641 - 649

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0041977X07001024 (About DOI), Published online: 05 October 2007

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