Alphabet Vs the Goddess
by Leonard Shlain · first published 1999
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You might be interested in “The Alphabet vs. The Goddess”[1], which argues (dully, but persuasively) that literacy was the cause of the downfall of goddess worship. It doesn’t go much into the religious differences between pastoralists and agriculturalists,…
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on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗The Fire Next Time — James Baldwin Between the World and Me — Coates (back-to-back) The Scar — China Mieville The Alphabet vs the Goddess – Shlain
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