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The most prolific writer in the field ofYemeni Studies is Dr. R. B. Serjeant, professor emeritus of Arabic atCambridge University. Unfortunately, many of Prof. Serjeant'sarticles are difficult to locate, even in the best libraries. Variorum Press has once again come to the aid of the scholarlycommunity with a second publication of articles by Prof. Serjeant. This is Customary and Shari'ah Law in Arabian Society. The newvolume contains 18 selections, many of them from the late 80's. Manyof these articles have been published since the publication of theSerjeant festschrift in 1983. The following is a list of articles:
I. "The Da'if and the Mustad'af and thestatus accorded them in the Qur'an," J. for Islamic Studies(Johannesburg) VII: 32-47, 1987.
II. "The Caliph 'Umar's letters to Abu Musaal-Ash'ari and Mu'awiya," J. of Semitic Studies XXIX: 65-79,1984.
III. "The Interplay between tribalaffinities and religious (Zaydi) authority in the Yemen," al-Abhath XXX:11-50, 1982.
IV. "The 'Awdhillah Confederation with somereference to al-Hamdani," In al-Hamdani: A Great Yemeni Scholar. Studies on the Occasion of his Millennial Anniversary, editedby Y. Abdullah, pp. 91-109, 1986.Sanaa.
V. "Dawlah, tribal shaykhs, the Mansab ofthe Waliyyah Sa'dah, qasamah, in the Fadli sultanate, SouthArabian Federation," In Arabian Studies in Honour of Mahmoudal-Ghul, edited by M. Ibrahim, pp. 134-160, 1989. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
VI. "Yafi', Zaydis, Al Bu Bakr b. Salim andothers: Tribes and Sayyids," In On both Sides of al-Mandab: Ethiopian, South-Arabic and Islamic Studies presented to OscarLöfgren on his ninetieth birthday 13 May 1988 by his colleaguesand friends, pp. 83-105, 1988. Swedish Research Institute inIstanbul.
VII. "The Ma'n 'Gypsies' of the West AdenProtectorate," Anthropos LVI:737-749, 1961.
VIII. "A Judeo-Arab house deed from Habban(with notes on the former Jewish communities of the WahidiSultanate)," J. of the Royal Asiatic Society, pp. 117-131,1953.
IX. "Famine death without loss of honour inancient Arabia and Yemeni Arhab," Bull. of the School of Orientaland African Studies L:527-528, 1987.
X. "The 'White Dune' at Abyan: an ancientplace of pilgrimage in Southern Arabia," J. of SemiticStudies XVI:74-83, 1971.
XI. ""Forms of plea: a Shafi'i manual fromal-Shihr," Rivista degli Studi Orientali XXX:1-15,1955.
XII. "Two tribal law cases (documents)(Wahidi Sultanate, South-West Arabia)," J. of the Royal AsiaticSociety, pp. 33-47, 156-169, 1951.
XIII. "Recent mariage legislation fromal-Mukalla, with notes on marriage customs," Bull. of the Schoolof Oriental and African Studies XXV:472-498.
XIV. "Sex, birth, circumcision: some notesfrom south-west Arabia," In Hermann von Wissmann Festschrift,edited by A. Leidlmair, pp. 193-208, 1962. Tübingen.
XV. "Maritime customary law off the Arabiancoasts," In Sociétés et compagnies de commerce enOrient et dans l'Océan Indien. Actes du VIIIièmeColloque International Maritime, (Beyrouth 5-10 septembre, 1966),edited by. M. Mollat, pp. 195-207, 1970. Paris.
XVI. "Omani naval activities off theSouthern Arabian coast in the late 11th/17th century," J. of OmanStudies VI:77-89.
XVII. "Notices on the "Frankish Chancre"(syphilis) in Yemen, Egypt and Persia," J. of Semitic StudiesX:241-252, 1965.
XVIII. "Notes on some aspects of Arabbusiness practices in Aden," In al-Bahit : Festschrift JosephHenninger, Anthropos XXVIII:309-315.