Author: DREWES, G.W. [EDITOR/TRANSLATOR],
Title: An early Javanese Code of Muslim Ethics. [First edition].
Description: The Hague, Marinus Nijhoff, 1978. 8°. Original glossy limp wrappers with covertitle in bold black type and a large tinted illustration featuring the Menara of Kudus, Central Java., annotated inside front cover. (viii), 108pp. Monochrome plate featuring The Tombstone of Malik Ibrahim at Gresik with further extensive annotation on verso of french title. notes to introduction and texts, notable wors in the text, Arabic and Persian words, Malay words in Text II, index of words in text II, bibliography, index, annotation to serial Bibliotheca Indonesica printed on verso of ti.-p., summary od rhw xonrwnraof the Texts, printed marginalia table of contents. Biblioteca Indonesica, 18]. Ample detailed english language scholarly investigation, including annotated translations of original texts annotated and explained, Tract on ethics, discussions of the walis and various instructions, comments. Still a very important source of information. Javanese writings dating back to the epoch is Islamization of the Indian Archipelago are extremely scarce, and the specimens known are comparatively late. Very fine copy.

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