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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image
by Leonard Shlain
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Viking: New York, 1998. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 496 pp. 8vo. With 35 illustrations. A groundbreaking book that proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations.
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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- 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 505265
- Title
- The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image
- Author
- Leonard Shlain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York
- Place of Publication
- Viking
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- | | | Human Development | Psychology
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Our areas of focus include first edition fiction as well as specialty volumes in addiction and recovery, architecture, art, creative non-fiction, essays, history, university presses, mathematics and science among many, many categories.
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Net 30 to those known to the firm and in good standing. CWO otherwise. Institutions billed to meet their requirements. Reciprocal trade terms. Returnable. Shipping and insurance additional. NJ sales tax applies to orders shipped withni the state, unless valid resale certificate on file/provided. Visa/MC/Amex, or will hold for seven [7] business days pending receipt of a personal check. Best to call/text/email to reserve.
All items arw subject to prior sale and are first editions unless otherwise noted. Dust jackets are present if stated. Other elements such as author signatures are noted. Appropriate sales tax will be applied to purchases. All items are guaranteed as represented.
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