Alphabet Vs the Goddess

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1. bglusmanJun 2022
   Didn’t read 100% of article yet but the premise somewhat brings to mind the book “The Alphabet vs the Goddess”[0] which… definitely criticisms can be made/definitely isn’t the whole story for the events and narrative of history it focuses on, but is really compelling and interesting interweaving of some major historical threads not otherwise easily or often connected

   [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alphabet_Versus_the_Godd...

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2. shoveFeb 2019
   A People’s History of the US

   A Pattern Language

   The Alphabet Vs The Goddess

   Aloud: Voices From the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

   The Fire Next Time

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3. angel_jFeb 2019
   2nd "The Alphabet vs The Goddess"
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4. evincarofautumnApr 2012
   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, though, and I’d be interested to read more on that. Ishmael[2] and other books by Daniel Quinn changed the way I think about culture, and I guess I’ve been looking for the “next thing”. Anyone?

   [1] http://www.alphabetvsgoddess.com/ [2] http://www.ishmael.com

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5. shoveDec 2018
   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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