Leonard Shlain. The alphabet versus the goddess: The conflict between word and image. New York: Viking, 1998. xvi, 464 pp.

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Michael P. O’Connor | Catholic University of America, Washington

Published online: 19 March 2001

https://doi.org/10.1075/wll.4.1.07oco

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Leonard Shlain. The alphabet versus the goddess: The conflict between word and image. New York: Viking, 1998. xvi, 464 pp.

Leonard Shlain. The alphabet versus the goddess: The conflict between word and image. New York: Viking, 1998. xvi, 464 pp.