Leonard Shlain: Imagery and the Alphabet (excerpt) — A Thinking Allowed DVD w/ Jeffrey Mishlove
August 31, 2010
In ancient times, says Leonard Shlain, human societies universally worshipped the image of a goddess. Sometime about 5,000 years ago a massive shift occurred in which the sex of the diety changed. He presents his hypothesis that this change is related to the introduction of the alphabet and its effects upon the human brain. He [...]