Living voice and lifeless letters: Reserve towards writing in the Graeco-Roman world

Living voice and lifeless letters: Reserve towards writing in the Graeco-Roman world

This study contributes to the understanding of communication in antiquity by analysing a few specific references to oral and literate traditions in Hellenistic and Christian texts. In the Graeco-Roman world we find a surprising widespread reticence towards writing, varying from mere indifference to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	P. J.J. Botha
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 1993-01-01
Series:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2519

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