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 ...
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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.
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Brilliant account of why the GODDESS fell ( or was pushed ) off Her pedestal.Informative, fact based perspective shared with a sensitive hand and heart.
balaenoptera
Oct 8, 2009
must read twice
a wonderful book; insightful, inspiring, humble, and clearly testament to actual work done by the writer. yet, we still need more of a woman's voice...
watusi
Jul 2, 2009
Highly recommended
A great book that can not help but make the reader think twice about the subject matter. Complicated but well worth the effort.
epri
Jun 4, 2009
McLuhan's Wake
Why did Moses have to wear a veil over his face after Yahweh dictated the Ten Commandments to him? Why did the Israelites make brides shave off their hair for life? And why did the powerful Egyptian rulers fear the Hebrews even after enslavement?
The answer lies with a powerful invention the effects of which have reshaped human history: the alphabet.
Following in the revolutionary insights of Marshall McLuhan, Shlain delivers a scholarly interpretation of the decline of Goddess worshiping societies after the introduction into human society of the phonetic alphabet.
