The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image.
by Leonard Shlain
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0670878839
- ISBN 13
- 9780670878833
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Synopsis
This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values. Writing drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking and this shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine and ushering in patriarchal rule. Examining the cultures of the Israelites, Greeks, Christians, and Muslims, Shlain reinterprets ancient myths and parables in light of his theory. Provocative and inspiring, this book is a paradigm-shattering work that will transform your view of history and the mind.
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- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56745
- Title
- The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image.
- Author
- Leonard Shlain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; (1998); Sixtrh Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0670878839
- ISBN 13
- 9780670878833
- Publisher
- Penguin: Viking,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1998.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religious Studies; Comparative Religion; Religion; Shamanism;
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