Theology, ethics and metaphysics: Royal Asiatic Society classics of Islam.Hiroyuki Mashita (ed.) -2003 - New York: Edition Synapse.detailsThis collection of classic works from the mid-nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries was originally published under the auspices of the Royal Asiastic Society. Spanning over 100 years in oriental scholarship, primary texts include work by Frederic Rosen, W.F. Thompson, C. Edward Sachau, R.A. Nicholson, W.H.T. Gairdner, W.M. Miller, James Robson, and many others.