The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image by Leonard Shlain

The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image

Leonard Shlain

496 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
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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 anthr...

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