The Indian Attitude Towards Writing

By Stephan H. Levvit

22 pages

Writing often is sloppy, even when it records very sacred texts

Published in 1986 in Indologica Taurinensia by The Asia Institute, Philadelphia.

Bibtex Data

@article{levvit-s-h1986-indian-writing,
    title={{T}he {I}ndian {A}ttitude {T}owards {W}riting},
    author={Stephan H. Levvit},
    publisher={The Asia Institute},
    address={Philadelphia},
    year=1986,
    journal={Indologica Taurinensia},
    volume=13,
    pages={229--250},
    keywords={writing,books,india,indic-languages,manuscripts},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://archive.org/download/indologica-turinensia-buddhismo/The%20Indian%20Attitude%20Toward%20Writing_text.pdf}
}

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