Book summary

Western culture, with its absent fathers, radical feminists, lack of tradition, and other factors, has produced men in crisis, says Robert Bly, founder of the Men's Movement. Men who have been raised in this culture often resort to being either antagonistic and domineering, or passive and detached, none of which makes them, or anyone else, happy. The clues to an authentic masculinity, Bly proposes, lie in ancient initiations and tribal rites of passage, where relationships between men are celebrated, nurtured, and honored. Bly interprets the Grimm fairy tale "Iron John" as a metaphor for how a boy should be guided by a male elder from boyhood into his emergence in maturity as a man of strength, compassion, and kindness. This thoughtful, poetic book bravely attempts to shatter strict and unbending codes of masculinity.

Iron John: a Book About Men

by Bly, Robert

12th Printing

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Book desription: Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1991. 12th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 271 pp

Bookseller: Ageless Pages (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 1891
Format/binding: Hard Cover
Book condition: Very Good
Jacket condition: Very Good
Quantity available: 1
Edition: 12th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0201517205
ISBN 13: 9780201517200
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Place: Reading, MA
Date published: 1991
Pages: 268
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 x 1 inches
LCCN: HQ1090.3.B59 1990
Dewey: 305.31
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Keywords: Men, Masculinity, Male Psychology, Initiation, Mentorship
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / General; SELF-HELP / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies;

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