Автор: Leonard Shlain
Название: The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image
Издательство: Penguin Books
Год: 1999
ISBN: 978-0140196016
Серия: Compass
Язык: English
Формат: pdf, epub
Размер: 12,9 mb
Страниц: 464
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.