Obituary
Ján Múcka

A r t i c l e s

GÁLIK, Marián: Gu Cheng and Xie Ye: Contemporary Chinese Poets Who Died Too Early, p. 116
FUCHS, Emanuel M.: The Main Features of Judah Halevi's Political Thought as Contained in the „Kuzari“, p. 140
FASANA, Enrico: Deshabhakta: The Leaders of the Italian Independence Movement in the Eyes of Marathi Nationalists, p. 152
KRUPA, Viktor: Possession in Polynesian Languages, p. 176
MODINI, Paul: Internally-headed Relative Clauses in Taketori Monogatari and Kokinshuu from the Perspective of Old Japanese, p. 183
BLAŽEK, Václav: Elephant, Hippopotamus and Others: Some Ecological Aspects of the Afroasiatic Homeland, p. 196

B o o k R e v i e w s

NOPPEN, Jean-Pierre van – HOLS, Edith: Metephor II. A Classified Bibliography of Publications 1985 to 1990. By Viktor Krupa, p. 213
PUSKÁS, Ildikó: India Bibliography. By Anna Rácová, p. 214
BERNSTORFF, Dagmar – BRAUN, Dieter: Political Transition in South Asia. Regional Cooperation, Ethnic Conflict, Political Participation. By Anna Rácová, p. 215
TRYJARSKI, Edward: Zwyczaje pogrzebowe ludów tureckich na tle ich wierzen. Von Xénia Celnarová, p. 219
EKKEHARD, Rudolf: Westliche Islamwissenschaft im Spiegel muslimischer Kritik. Grundzüge und aktuelle Merkmale einer innerislamischen Diskussion. By Jarmila Drozdíková, p. 219
SCHREGLE, Götz: Aribisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. By Ladislav Drozdík, p. 220
MOKHTAR, Ahmed: Lehrbuch des Ägyptisch-Arabischen. By Ladislav Drozdík, p. 222

ABSTRACTS

GU CHENG AND XIE YE: CONTEMPORARY CHINESE POETS WHO DIED TOO EARLY

Marián GÁLIK
Institute of Oriental and African Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences,
Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovakia

This article analyses the ideas and opinions of the contemporary Chinese poet Gu Cheng and his attitude to proetess Xie Ye, his wife, especially during their last years. This is traced through their philosophical convictions, life experiences and psychical observations.

„I had to die to keep me from dying.“
(Common schizophrenic remark)

THE MAIN FEATURES OF JUDAH HALEVI'S POLITICAL THOUGHT AS CONTAINED
IN THE „KUZARI“

Emanuel FUCHS
Seilerstätte 17/6, Vienna, Austria

The paper is an attempt to throw light on the political aspect of Judah Halevi's main philosophical work – „The Kuzari“. A short section is on the life and work of that great Jewish poet and philosopher, followed by a discussion of the basic concepts in his book. Then, relevant passages containing a political message are analysed. Finally, the author tries to systematize and summarize Judah Halevi's political doctrine.

DESHABHAKTA: THE LEADERS OF THE ITALIAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT IN THE EYES OF MARATHI NATIONALISTS

Enrico FASANA
Department of Political Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy

The impact of the Italian independence movement of the 19th century, the „Risorgimento“, on the Marathi nationalism at the beginning of the 20th century shows the continuity of the process of the inclusion of the fIndian society into the mainstream of changes that had occurred earlier in Europe. The impact is, of course, at the intellectual level but, together with the renewal of certain practices at the popular level, gives a „European“ legitimacy of the Indian nationalist movement to the British administration and public opinion. On the other hand, the interconnection between ideas and practices is, traditionally speaking, normal within Dharma, the law of the Universe, even at the international level. This is not a voluntary acceptance, as it is carried on by European nationalism, but is based on birth.
The idea of a common culture, will and a fixed territory with „natural“ boundaries are also a procuct of the „European“ ming. Italy and its leaders, previously praised by the British „liberals“, seemed to be closer to it than other „European“ nationalist movements due to their sense of devotion and duty and the political fragmentation of the country.

POSSESSION IN POLYNESIAN LANGUAGES (COGNITIVE BASIS OF A LINGUISTIC CATEGORY)

Viktor KRUPA
Institute of Oriental and African Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences,
Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovakia

This paper is an attempt at a cognitive analysis of some aspects of the category of possession in Polynesian languages. Apparent exceptions to classificatory rules are explained as a consequence of clashing classificatory criteria.

INTERNALLY-HEADED RELATIVE CLAUSES IN TAKETORI MONOGATARI AND KOKINSHUU
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OLD JAPANESE

Paul MODINI
P.O.Box 335, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2010, Australia

In the light of the theory of development of internally-headed relative clauses presented in Modini (1994), this paper evaluates the various claimed instances of these constructions in early Heian period Japanese works.

ELEPHANT, HIPPOPOTAMUS AND OTHERS: SOME ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE AFROASIATIC HOMELAND

Václav BLAŽEK
Rynecek 148, 261 01 Príbram, Czechia

The author pursues these aims:(1) collecting basic terminology, (2) differentating zoonyms with analysable semantic motivation, borrowings and etymologically obscure terms, (3) interpreting the results. According to his conclusions, the elephant and hypppotamus, unlike rhinoceros, probably lived in the Afroasiatic homeland. However, only new and independent arguments could confirm or disprove this hypothesis.