Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on transliteration and translation ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Monks and Memory: The Oral World 21
8. 2. Early Thai Encounters with Orality and Literacy 42
9. 3. Golden Age, Golden Images, and Golden Leaves 63
10. 4. The Text in the World: Scribes, Sponsors, and Manuscript Culture 103
11. 5. Turning Over a New Leaf: The Advance of Writing 133
12. 6. Overlooked or Looked Over? The Meaning and Uses of Written Pali Texts 164
13. Conclusion 204
14. Notes 213
15. Bibliography 233
16. Index 249
17. About the author 261