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Journal of the American Society for Premodern Asia (JASPA; ISSN 0003-0279) is published quarterly by the American Society for Premodern Asia. The first volume (1843-1849) set the tone for all time in the broad scope of subject matter and the solidity of its scholarship. It included studies of Arab music, of Persian cuneiform, and of Buddhism in India, and brought to a wide aud
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Vol. 133 No. 1 (2013): Journal of the American Oriental Society
Front Matter
Front Matter
Abstract 962 | PDF Downloads 185Articles
On the Original Meaning of the Qurʾanic Term al-shayṭān al-rajīm
Abstract 678 | PDF Downloads 23Page 21–33
Male Guardians of Women’s Virtue
Abstract 363 | PDF Downloads 30Page 35–56
Le nom indo-européen de l’hôte
Abstract 373 | PDF Downloads 15Page 57–69
Korean Books in Japan
Abstract 417 | PDF Downloads 26Page 71–92
A Reassessment of the Place of Shamanism in the Origins of Chinese Theater
Abstract 434 | PDF Downloads 21Page 93–109
Yet Again on the Unique Incantation Bowl BM 135563
Abstract 282 | PDF Downloads 10Page 111–117
Palestine under Assyrian Rule
Abstract 1424 | PDF Downloads 27Page 119–144
Reviews
A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century. By Charles Holcombe
Abstract 377 | PDF Downloads 23Page 149–151
Chinese Scholars on Inner Asia. Edited by Luo Xin. Translation edited by Roger Covey
Abstract 407 | PDF Downloads 9Page 151–155
Deep Rivers: Selected Writings on Tamil Literature. By François Gros. Translated by M. P. Boseman. Edited by Kannan M. and Jennifer Clare
Abstract 313 | PDF Downloads 4Page 155–157
The Lost Age of Reason: Philosophy in Early Modern India 1450–1700. By Jonardon Ganeri
Abstract 298 | PDF Downloads 5Page 158–160
Desire and Motivation in Indian Philosophy. By Christopher G. Framarin
Abstract 225 | PDF Downloads 8Page 160–162
Dharma Pātañjala, a Śaiva Scripture from Ancient Java, Studied in the Light of Related Old Javanese and Sanskrit Texts. By Andrea Acri
Abstract 314 | PDF Downloads 5Page 162–164
Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora. By Lisa N. Owen
Abstract 331 | PDF Downloads 5Page 164–166
Selected Papers. By Colette Caillat
Abstract 294 | PDF Downloads 4Page 166–167
Multiple Originals: New Approaches to Hebrew Bible Textual Criticism. By Gary D. Martin
Abstract 297 | PDF Downloads 9Page 168–169
Shadow on the Steps: Time Measurement in Ancient Israel. By David Miano
Abstract 270 | PDF Downloads 4Page 170–171
The “Mysteries” of Qumran: Mystery, Secrecy, and Esotericism in the Dead Sea Scrolls. By Samuel I. Thomas
Abstract 269 | PDF Downloads 3Page 171–173
Receuil des inscriptions syriaques, vol. 2: Iraq: Syriac and Garshuni Inscriptions. 2 vols.: text and plates. By Amir Harrak
Abstract 281 | PDF Downloads 5Page 173–175
Elam and Persia. Edited by Javier Álvarez-Mon and Mark B. Garrison
Abstract 222 | PDF Downloads 3Page 175–177
Rebellions and Peripheries in the Cuneiform World. Edited by Seth Richardson
Abstract 301 | PDF Downloads 7Page 177–178
Altorientalische Kleinfunde. By Eva Strommenger and Peter A. Miglus
Abstract 345 | PDF Downloads 5Page 178–180
Le Temple d’Hathor à Dendara: Relevés et étude architecturale. By Pierre Zignani
Abstract 315 | PDF Downloads 5Page 183–185
Eléments de théologie thébaine: Les chapitres supplémentaires du Livre des Morts. By Annik Wüthrich
Abstract 248 | PDF Downloads 3Page 185–187
L’Arabie marchande: État et commerce sous les sultans rasūlides du Yémen (626–858/1229–1454). By Éric Vallet
Abstract 306 | PDF Downloads 4Page 187–189
Imperial Power and Maritime Trade: Mecca and Cairo in the Later Middle Ages. By John L. Meloy
Abstract 235 | PDF Downloads 8Page 189–191
Usama ibn Munqidh. The Book of Contemplation: Islam and the Crusades. Translated, with introduction and notes, by Paul M. Cobb
Abstract 623 | PDF Downloads 32Page 191–193
Knowledge in Later Islamic Philosophy: Mullā Ṣadrā on Existence, Intellect and Intuition. By Ibrahim Kalin
Abstract 259 | PDF Downloads 6Page 193–196
Relational Syllogisms and the History of Arabic Logic, 900–1900. By Khaled El-Rouayheb
Abstract 214 | PDF Downloads 7Page 196–197
Beyond Death: The Mystical Teachings of ʿAyn al-Quḍāt al-Hamadhānī. By Firoozeh Papan-Matin
Abstract 286 | PDF Downloads 3Page 197–199
Sacred Tropes: Tanakh, New Testament, and Qurʾan as Literature and Culture. Edited by Roberta Sterman Sabbath
Abstract 161 | PDF Downloads 4Page 199–201