tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628199365429496193.post623792455733335993..comments2024-03-25T10:54:05.532-07:00Comments on Chimeras: The liminal barrier of literacy: peering into the neolithic abyssUgo Bardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231859786466899924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628199365429496193.post-52566722399994677972021-09-01T18:00:32.559-07:002021-09-01T18:00:32.559-07:00I love the phrase "liminal border of literacy...I love the phrase "liminal border of literacy", and appropriate to a period of decline as well. A transitional stage, both from pre literate to literate culture, and from literate to "post literate" whether Orwellian or You Tube/Tic Tock. <br />Since that was the core message of this long ago post you mentioned on Seneca, perhaps it is still relevant. Thanks for the reply. Art Decohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955243137081184262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628199365429496193.post-53396831534408319192021-09-01T13:49:57.510-07:002021-09-01T13:49:57.510-07:00Correct. We can only hope that Inanna will come ba...Correct. We can only hope that Inanna will come back from wherever she is now and smash those awful bulldozers with her mace. Ugo Bardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231859786466899924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628199365429496193.post-44422938108559420552021-09-01T13:40:32.384-07:002021-09-01T13:40:32.384-07:00Hello Ugo. If Inanna had her terrible aspect ... f...Hello Ugo. If Inanna had her terrible aspect ... flattening mountains with her mace, she was less destructive than our more modern God, Māmōn flattening mountains with mining trucks and bulldozers, and worshipped in shopping malls and big box stores here in the US.<br />She seems almost quaint. <br />A nicely written post. Again.Art Decohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955243137081184262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628199365429496193.post-32454776458058615782015-08-01T06:08:52.482-07:002015-08-01T06:08:52.482-07:00That's a beautiful post for a very fascinating...That's a beautiful post for a very fascinating topic: the history of mankind. <br />That would be a great theme to explore: the history of writing, from the first symbols ever known to the proper writing system. I hope you will do more articles about this.<br />Simone Costihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461612278777392747noreply@blogger.com