Notes on Printing Press and Pali Literature in Burma
Beginning with a general reflection on the meaning of “printing revolution”, this paper offers a series of meditations about the role of printing culture in Buddhist Burma. In China and in Tibet, an indigenous printing tradition based on woodblock printing developed over the centuries, much earlier...
Main Author: | Aleix Ruiz-Falqués |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Università degli Studi di Torino
2017-07-01
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Series: | Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies |
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Online Access: | http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/2267 |
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