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_aP211.7 _b.S57 1998 |
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_a302.2244 SH.A 1999 _221 _b01540 |
100 | 1 | _aShlain, Leonard | |
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_aThe alphabet versus the goddess : _bthe conflict between word and image / _cLeonard Shlain |
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_a[London] : _bPenguin, Compass, _c1999. |
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_axiv, 464 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm. |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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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. | ||
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_aWritten communication _xSocial aspects |
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_aLiteracy _xSocial aspects |
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_aAlphabet _xHistory |
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650 | 0 | _aLanguage and culture | |
650 | 0 | _aPatriarchy | |
650 | 0 | _aMisogyny | |
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_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628 |
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_iOnline version: _aShlain, Leonard. _tAlphabet versus the goddess. _dNew York : Viking, 1998 _w(OCoLC)607065174 |
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_iOnline version: _aShlain, Leonard. _tAlphabet versus the goddess. _dNew York : Viking, 1998 _w(OCoLC)608145378 |
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