Spreading the Dhamma: Writing, Orality, and Textual Transmission in Buddhist Northern Thailand 9780824864453
How did early Buddhists actually encounter the seminal texts of their religion? What were the attitudes held by monks an
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on transliteration and translation
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Monks and Memory: The Oral World
2. Early Thai Encounters with Orality and Literacy
3. Golden Age, Golden Images, and Golden Leaves
4. The Text in the World: Scribes, Sponsors, and Manuscript Culture
5. Turning Over a New Leaf: The Advance of Writing
6. Overlooked or Looked Over? The Meaning and Uses of Written Pali Texts
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Note on transliteration and translation
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Monks and Memory: The Oral World
2. Early Thai Encounters with Orality and Literacy
3. Golden Age, Golden Images, and Golden Leaves
4. The Text in the World: Scribes, Sponsors, and Manuscript Culture
5. Turning Over a New Leaf: The Advance of Writing
6. Overlooked or Looked Over? The Meaning and Uses of Written Pali Texts
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
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