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A groundbreaking and provocative thesis that argues that the introduction of alphabetic literacy resulted in the decline of the status of women and the rise of monolithic masculine cultures. Contrasting the oral right-brained teachings of Socrates,Christ and the Buddha with hierarchical and sexist religions that evolved when the spoken word was committed to writing, Shlain tracks the correlation between the rise and fall of literacy and the changing status of women in society. At the turn ofthe century we have film, tv and computers and in the resulting social revolution women have benefitted as society moves to embrace feminine values.
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Leonard Shlain writes for many publications and lectures widely on the connection between art and science. He is chief of laparoscopic surgery at California Medical Centre in San Francisco. He lives and writes in Mill Valley, California.
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word And Image
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Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0140281835
ISBN 13: 9780140281835
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Could the invention of writing, and then the alphabet, have been largely responsible for a decisive shift towards patriarchy and misogyny? in this book, the author draws on brain anatomy and anthropology, religion and history, to develop his challenging thesis. Literacy, he argues, encourages "masculine" linear, reductionist and abstract modes of thought which tend to degrade women. (The witch-hunts of the Renaissance coincided with the rapid expansion of printing). Yet the last century has been the rise of visual communications media such as photography, film, television and the Internet. Regardless of their content, such innovations are reconfiguring our brains and producing a climate far more amenable to feminine values. it is only by acknowledging the downside of literacy that we can incorporate its benefits into a culture rooted in "the right-hemispheric values of tolerance, caring and respect for nature. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR003371275
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Soft cover. Zustand: Good. GOOD+. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1712566616394
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