The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image (1999) is a book by Leonard Shlain
, published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
The Author theorizes pheontic alphabets transform the mind and influence the relationships between men and women. He further argues that while pre-literate and illiterate peoples venerate a Goddess, her associated images and her nurturing qualities, literate cultures venerate Gods and are characterized by patriarchy. Drawing on the history of the Israel, Egypt, Greece, Pagan and Christian Rome, The Far East, and Islam, the author examines history based on his theory.
Leonard Shlain
Leonard Shlain was an American surgeon and writer; he authored three books.Dr. Shlain was Chairman of Laparoscopic surgery at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and was an Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF.He was a speaker at such venues as the Smithsonian, Harvard...
, published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Penguin Books
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The Author theorizes pheontic alphabets transform the mind and influence the relationships between men and women. He further argues that while pre-literate and illiterate peoples venerate a Goddess, her associated images and her nurturing qualities, literate cultures venerate Gods and are characterized by patriarchy. Drawing on the history of the Israel, Egypt, Greece, Pagan and Christian Rome, The Far East, and Islam, the author examines history based on his theory.