by Ndagi Abdullahi (Author)
This book is an exposition remonstrating the point that prehistoric civilizations and ancient cultures were actually superior to modern cultures and modern civilization. The book is centered on the theme of Orality and Memorization which the prehistoric civilizations used to built and establish Orality or Preliterate civilizations that were actually more advanced than modern Western civilization.
Undertoning the entire discourse throughout this book is the nuance that humanity has actually undergone devolution and not evolution throughout the eons and ages.
Throughout this book I discussed the supremacy of the ancient science of Orality over the modern art of Writing. The book is all about the superiority of the prehistoric Preliterate cultures over the modern Literate civilizations.
In particular I emphasized the significance of the lost art of Memorization which forms the basis and essence of the science of Orality.
In the book I discussed the limitations and shortcomings of cultures and civilizations built on Literacy or the duo of Writing and Reading.
On the other hand, and throughout this book, I expounded that the ancient, preliterate cultures and civilizations were not primitive in the demeaning sense of the word. Instead, the preliterate cultures and civilizations were far more advanced than modern mankind is able to appreciate.