Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. 1. Manuscripts, Ritual, and the State in Indian Sources 1
5. 2. The Task of Writing and the Art of Giving 83
6. 3. Manuscripts, Ritual, and the Medieval Literature on Dharma 227
7. 4. The Throne of Knowledge: Aspects of the Cult of the Book in the Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava Tantric Traditions 317
8. Appendix 1 373
9. Appendix 2 407
10. Table A: Structure of the Chapters on the Gift of Knowledge in the Sanskrit Law-Digests 435
11. References 443
12. Index of Authors 471
13. Index of Works 473