The Indian Attitude Towards Writing

By Stephan H. Levvit

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

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

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    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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