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A Medieval Critique of Anthropomorphism: Ibn al-Jawzi's Kitab Akhbar as-Sifat: A Critical Edition of the Arabic Text. By MERLIN SWARTZ. Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science: Texts and Studies, no. 46. Leiden: BRILL, 2002, Pp. 297 + 107.

Brill has over the years produced many handsome volumes in Islamic Studies, including some of the most important reference works, editions, and studies in the field. It is a shame, therefore, that the process of editing and review for Brill's many series is not more rigorous. In the reviewer's opinion, the editors (H. Daiber and D. ...