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050 0 0 _aP211.7
_b.S57 1998
082 0 0 _a302.2244 SH.A 1999
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100 1 _aShlain, Leonard
245 1 4 _aThe alphabet versus the goddess :
_bthe conflict between word and image /
_cLeonard Shlain
264 1 _a[London] :
_bPenguin, Compass,
_c1999.
300 _axiv, 464 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 445-453) and index
505 0 _a1. Image/Word -- 2. Hunters/Gatherers -- 3. Right Brain/Left Brain -- 4. Males: Death/Females: Life -- 5. Nonverbal/Verbal -- 6. Cuneiform/Marduk -- 7. Hieroglyphs/Isis -- 8. Aleph/Bet -- 9. Hebrews/Israelites -- 10. Abraham/Moses -- 11. Thera/Matzah -- 12. Adam/Eve -- 13. Cadmus/Alpha -- 14. Sappho/Ganymede -- 15. Dionysus/Apollo -- 16. Athens/Sparta -- 17. Lingam/Yoni -- 18. Birth/Death -- 19. Yin/Yang -- 20. Taoism/Confucianism -- 21. B.C./A.D. -- 22. Jesus/Christ -- 23. Death/Rebirth -- 24. Patriarchs/Heretics -- 25. Reason/Madness -- 26. Illiteracy/Celibacy, 500-1000 -- 27. Muslin Veils/Muslim Words -- 28. Mystic/Scholastic, 1000-1300 -- 29. Humanist/Egoist, 1300-1500 -- 30. Protestant/Catholic -- 31. Faith/Hate -- 32. Sorcery/Science -- 33. Positive/Negative, 1648-1899 -- 34. ID/Superego, 1900-1945 -- 35. Page/Screen, 1945-2000
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aWritten communication
_xSocial aspects
650 0 _aLiteracy
_xSocial aspects
650 0 _aAlphabet
_xHistory
650 0 _aLanguage and culture
650 0 _aPatriarchy
650 0 _aMisogyny
655 7 _aHistory.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01411628
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aShlain, Leonard.
_tAlphabet versus the goddess.
_dNew York : Viking, 1998
_w(OCoLC)607065174
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aShlain, Leonard.
_tAlphabet versus the goddess.
_dNew York : Viking, 1998
_w(OCoLC)608145378
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