| Description |
xiv, 464, 11 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Readers guide inside, Penguin"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-453) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Image/Word -- 2. Hunters/Gatherers -- 3. Right Brain/Left Brain -- 4. Males: Death/Females: Life -- 5. Nonverbal/Verbal -- 6. Cuneiform/Marduk -- 7. Hieroglyphs/Isis -- 8. Aleph/Bet -- 9. Hebrews/Israelites -- 10. Abraham/Moses -- 11. Thera/Matzah -- 12. Adam/Eve -- 13. Cadmus/Alpha -- 14. Sappho/Ganymede -- 15. Dionysus/Apollo -- 16. Athens/Sparta -- 17. Lingam/Yoni -- 18. Birth/Death -- 19. Yin/Yang -- 20. Taoism/Confucianism -- 21. B.C./A.D. -- 22. Jesus/Christ -- 23. Death/Rebirth -- 24. Patriarchs/Heretics -- 25. Reason/Madness -- 26. Illiteracy/Celibacy, 500-1000 -- 27. Muslin Veils/Muslim Words -- 28. Mystic/Scholastic, 1000-1300 -- 29. Humanist/Egoist, 1300-1500 -- 30. Protestant/Catholic -- 31. Faith/Hate -- 32. Sorcery/Science -- 33. Positive/Negative, 1648-1899 -- 34. ID/Superego, 1900-1945 -- 35. Page/Screen, 1945-2000. |
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Alphabet -- History.
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Language and culture.
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Literacy -- Social aspects.
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Misogyny.
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Patriarchy.
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Written communication -- Social aspects.
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| Added Title |
Penguin readers guide to The alphabet versus the goddess.
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Readers guide to The alphabet versus the goddess.
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| ISBN |
0140196013 (pbk.) |
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9780140196016 (pbk.) |
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0670878839 (hbk.) 0670878839 (hc.) |
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9780670878833 (hbk.) |
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