Spreading the Dhamma : : Writing, Orality, and Textual Transmission in Buddhist Northern Thailand / / Daniel Veidlinger.
How did early Buddhists actually encounter the seminal texts of their religion? What were the attitudes held by monks and laypeople toward the written and oral Pali traditions? In this pioneering work, Daniel Veidlinger explores these questions in the context of the northern Thai kingdom of Lan Na....
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2006] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning, and Memory ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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