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The Horned God (RLE Feminist Theory): Feminism and Men as Wounding and Healing book cover

1st Edition

The Horned God (RLE Feminist Theory) Feminism and Men as Wounding and Healing

By John Rowan Copyright 1987
155 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge
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This original and pioneering study of how men relate to feminism will appeal to all men who are concerned about their response to the women’s movement and to the women in their lives. It will also be helpful for women seeking a constructive response from men. John Rowan, drawing on his personal journey through feminism and on his considerable experience as a therapist, tackles the issues in a... Read more

Introduction.  1. The Wound: Patriarchy.  Patriarchal Values  2. First channel of healing: men’s groups.  Minzies and Frongs.  Freedom  3. Second channel of healing: Unconscious raising.  Models of therapy.  Red therapy.  The healthy male ego.  Psychic celibacy  4. Penis and power: Commitments.  The good penis  5. Androgyny: Yin and Yang.  Masculine and feminine  6. Third channel of healing: 1: The Great Goddess  7. Third channel of healing: 2: The Horned God.  Archetypes.  Some implications  8. Context: Whitmont.  Hillman.  Bly.  Stewart  9. Practice: Initiation.  A ritual of wounding and healing.  Despair and empowerment.  Wrestling with the Horned God  10. A Way Forward: Male and female.  Hieros gamos.  A way forward.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

John Rowan

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