ARCHIV ORIENTÁLNÍ
VOL LXVIII    NO. 1   FEBRUARY 2000


Contents


Jana Jiroušková - Lucie Loosová
, Fon Brass Genre Figures in Náprstek's Museum in Prague

1-10
Jirí Becka, A Contribution to a Better Understanding of M. A. Jamalzade 11-18
Dagmar Marková, Some Notes and Reflections on Sex-Selective Abortions in India 19-26
Vladimír Zahradník, Pansophy, Wisdom, Panharmony 27-30
N. Speshnev, Rhythm as a Stylistic Device in Chinese Literary Texts 31-40
Marián Gálik, Bing Xin and Her Reception in Bohemia and Slovakia 41-52
Jan K. Coetzee, Democratisation: A Global Concept within a Particular Context. A Case Study of South Africa . 53-70
J. D. M. Derrett, St. John's Jesus and the Buddha 71-82

Book Reviews and Notes
Günter Dreyer, Umm el-Qaab I: Das prädynastische Königsgrab U-j und seine frühen Schriftzeugnisse. (Bretislav Vachala) 83-84
Thomas R. Kämmerer - Dirk Schwiderski, Deutsch-Akkadisches Wörterbuch.(Lukáš Pecha) 84-86
Gregorio del Olmo Lete, Canaanite Religion: According to the Liturgical Texts of Ugarit. Transl. by Wilfred G. E. Watson. (Klára Brenová) 86-88
Textbook of Aramaic Documents from Ancient Egypt. Vol. 4: Ostraca & Assorted Inscriptions. (Stanislav Segert) 88-90
Hans J. Nissen, Geschichte Altvorderasiens. (Blahoslav Hruška) 91-93
Josef Bauer - Robert K. Englund - Manfred Krebernik, Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit und Frühdynastische Zeit. (Blahoslav Hruška ) 94-97
Walther Sallaberger-Aage Westenholz, Mesopotamien. Akkade-Zeit und Ur-III-Zeit. (Blahoslav Hruška). 97-100
Miguel Pérez Fernández, An Introductory Grammar of Rabbinic Hebrew.(Jaroslav Oliverius) 100-101
Jaroslav Vacek - Blanka Knotková-Capková (eds.), Pandanus. Flowers, Nature, Semiotics. Kâvya and Sangam. (D. M. ) 101-102
Vasudha Dalmia - Theo Damsteegt (eds.), Narrative Strategies. Essays on South Asian Literature and Film. (Renata Svobodová) 102-107
Walter Rossa, Cidades Indo-Portuguesas, Indo-Portuguese Cities. Contribuiçőes para o estudo do urbanismo portuguęs no Hindustăo Ocidental, A contribution to the study of Portuguese urbanism in the Western Hindustan. (Michal Wanner) 107-109
Victor H. Mair (ed.), The Bronze and Early Iron Age Peoples of Eastern Central Asia. 2 vols. Vol. I: Archeology, Migration and Nomadism, Linguistics. Vol. II: Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Metallurgy, Textiles, Geography and Climatology, History, and Mythology and Ethnology. (Jakub Maršálek) 109-117
Adele Schlombs, Huai-su and the Beginnings of Wild Cursive Script in Chinese Calligraphy. (Olga Lomová) 117-118
Viviane Alleton (éd.), Paroles ŕ dire, paroles ŕ écrire. Inde, Chine, Japon. (Juliana Holotová) 119-121
Li Xiangping, An Outline. Zhuang History and Culture. (L’ubica Obuchová) 121-123

Publications Received

124-128

Yeni Gelen Süreli Yayýnlar (2000)