The emergence and spread of literacy in ancient human society an
important topic for all who study the ancient world, and the
development of written Chinese is of particular interest, as modern
Chinese orthography preserves logographic principles shared by its
most ancient forms, making it unique among all present-day writing
systems. In the past three decades, the discovery of previously
unknown texts dating to the third century BCE and earlier, as well
as older versions of known texts, has revolutionized the study of
early Chinese writing. The long-term continuity and stability of
the Chinese written language allow for this detailed study of the
role literacy played in early civilization. The contributors to
Writing and Literacy in Early China inquire into modes of
manuscript production, the purposes for which texts were produced,
and the ways in which they were actually used. By carefully
evaluating current evidence and offering groundbreaking new
interpretations, the book illuminates the nature of literacy for
scribes and readers.
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