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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
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