Biblioclasm: The Mythical Origins, Magic Powers and Perishability of the Written Word

by Marc Drogin

Book Overview

uthor Marc Drogin begins where both creation and destruction had their roots: with that most wonderful gift, the alphabet. He traces the mythic origins of the alphabet in ancient, classical and medieval cultures and relates how letters, words, and numbers had a magical significance in the past. After describing the divine origins of the alphabet, he offers a glimpse of some of the magic and miracles associated with the written word, and goes on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847675025
• ISBN13: 9780847675029
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.