[INDOLOGY] text memorization

[CHRISTOPHER GIBBONS]

Dear James, the following comes to mind:

N. Sjoman (1986) 'The Memory Eye: An examination of memory in traditional knowledge systems’ JIP 14 (2).: 195-213.

Best, Chris

On 25 Sep 2014, at 7:33 pm, Birgit Kellner <kellner at asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote:

> An interesting first-hand report is given in:
> 
> @Article{Gerow_Edwin_2002_5701,
>  Title                    = {Primary Education in Sanskrit: Methods and Goals},
>  Author                   = {Gerow, Edwin},
>  Journal                  = {Journal of the American Oriental Society},
>  Year                     = {2002},
>  Pages                    = {661-690},
>  Volume                   = {122 (4)},
> }
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Birgit Kellner
> 
> Am 25.09.2014 um 10:00 schrieb James Hartzell:
>> Dear colleagues
>> 
>> Might someone have handy some references on the practice of memorization
>> in the Sanskrit (and Tibetan) traditions?  I know memorizing texts is a
>> basic part of, for instance, traditional medical education,
>> jyotishastra, etc.  What I am looking for are good published studies
>> describing these practices (pdf's would be a bonus).
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> James Hartzell, PhD
>> Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC)
>> The University of Trento, Italy
> 
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