1st Edition

Remaking Men Jung, Spirituality and Social Change

By David Tacey Copyright 1997
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    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 look at masculinity for those who want to explore self and society with intelligence and soul.

    Chapter 1 Polemical Introduction; Chapter 1a Archetypes, Gods, Men and Women; Chapter 2 The Father's Absence and Devouring Presence; Chapter 3 Contemporary Dilemmas of Feminine Men; Chapter 4 Rites and Wrongs of Passage; Chapter 5 Homoerotic Desire and the Fathering Spirit; Chapter 6 Struggling with the Internal Tyrant; Chapter 7 Unprofessional Work; Chapter 8 Conclusion;

    Biography

    DavidJ. Tacey

    'In Remaking Men Tacey provides much original thinking and an invitation to his readers to think too, and that is a very good thing.' - Harvest