FLN guerrilla conditions and illiteracy destroyed the written historical record
Evidence
This is a particularly poignant case of cultural destruction because the Druidic decision not to write meant that destruction was operationally complete in a way that destruction of literate-culture institutions is not. When the Library of Alexandria burned, much was lost; some manuscripts survived, in copies, in other libraries. When Carthage was destroyed, Carthaginian literature largely vanished, but some material was preserved in Latin translation and citation. When the Druids were destroyed, there was no parallel preservation, because there were no manuscripts to begin with. The non-writing that the Druids had chosen, for cognitive-disciplinary reasons, meant that suppression was, in a uniquely thorough way, final. — , The Rod and the Child, 1479 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Guerrilla mobility and illiteracy destroyed most FLN records; Unwritten oral traditions can be destroyed more totally than literate cultures — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 1479; Neglect destroyed more ancient libraries than war or malice did — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 58 (+1 more)
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Broader Connections
- Unwritten oral traditions can be destroyed more totally than literate cultures
#corroborates(0.70) — , The Rod and the Child, 1479