Remaking Men Jung, Spirituality and Social Change

Name: Remaking Men Jung, Spirituality and Social Change
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ISBN: 9780415142410

ISBN-10: 0415142415

ISBN-13: 9780415142410

Edition: 1997

Authors: David Tacey

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The nature of masculinity is a popular subject for contemporary authors, either treated critically from a sociological standpoint, or analysed from a psychological and spiritual perspective.In Remaking Men , David Tacey argues that we must strive to bridge the gap between these separate traditions - masculinity should neither be hijacked by the spiritual, Jung-influenced men's movement, nor discussed merely as a product of socio-political forces.Examining his own and other men's experience in a critical and lively discourse he evades the simplistic optimism of the 'inner journey' approach and the chronic pessimism of contemporary academic arguments. This is a fascinating and very accessible…

Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/12/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.46" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

David Tacey is associate professor of English and reader in psychoanalytic studies at La Trobe University. He lives in Melbourne, Australia. Series editor Simon Critchley teaches philosophy at various universities, including The New School in New York City. His books include Continental Philosophy.



Preface


Polemical Introduction: Jungian Thought and the Post-Patriarchal Psyche



Archetypes, Gods, Men and Women



The Father's Absence and Devouring Presence



Contemporary Dilemmas of Feminine Men



Rites and Wrongs of Passage



Homoerotic Desire and the Fathering Spirit



Struggling with the Internal Tyrant



Unprofessional Work: Embracing The Anima



Conclusion: Revolution in the Soul


Notes


Index