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

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 to the adventures and vicissitudes of books down through the years.

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By Marc Drogin

Product details

• Authors: Marc Drogin
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780847675029
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-7502-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 232 mm x 165 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 531 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism