The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Alphabet Versus the Goddess The author of "Art & Physics" now offers "a fascinating account of the evolution of our male and female ways of knowing" (Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of" Women Who Run with the Wolves"). 35 illustrations.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Published: 01 September 1999
- Format: Paperback 464 pages
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- Categories: Literacy | Feminism & Feminist Theory | Gender Studies: Women | Anthropology
- ISBN 13: 9780140196016 ISBN 10: 0140196013
- Sales rank: 74,770
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Full description for The Alphabet Versus the Goddess
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.
