The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image - Couverture souple

Shlain, Leonard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140196013 ISBN 13 : 9780140196016

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1999

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Leonard Shlain is the author of Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time & Light, and The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image. He is the chief of laparoscopic surgery at California Medical Center in San Francisco.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140196013
• ISBN 13: 9780140196016
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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