The Alphabet Versus the Goddess
Author | Leonard Shlain |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Anthropology |
Published | 1998 |
Media type | |
Pages | 464 |
ISBN | 978-0-670-87883-3 |
OCLC | 39093593 |
LC Class | P211.7 .S57 1998 |
The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image is a work of critical theory by American surgeon Leonard Shlain, published by Viking Press in 1998. Shlain argues that learning written language, especially alphabetic language, alters human brain function in a way that emphasizes linear thinking over holistic thinking.[1]
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- ↑ Algeo, John (2001). "The Awful Alphabet". American Speech. Duke University Press. 76 (4): 427–29. doi:10.1215/00031283-76-4-427. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
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