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Title: Nice try, but. . .
Review: This sounded like a great theory. Literacy battles goddess worship throughout the centuries. There's lots of interesting historical info, especially on the conflict between religion as preached by its founders (Jesus and Muhammed, for example) and the brutalities inflicted by subsequent followers of the religion. But the author never connects his historical illustrations to his stated theory. Here's an example of his typical argument: the witchcraft persecutions peaked in the 15th century. The printing press was invented in the 15th century. Increased literacy therefore led to persecution of women. Right. The book never comes through with any real proofs. Right brain/left brain is old stuff and that's all he really ends up with. Summary: a big disappointment.
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