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Fire in the belly : on being a man / Sam Keen.
LIBRA Special HQ1090 .K44 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keen, Sam, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Men--Psychology.
- Men.
- Men--United States--Psychology.
- Masculinity.
- Men--psychology.
- Psychology.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Masculinity.
- Men--psychology.
- United States.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xv, 272 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Bantam trade paperback edition.
- Other Title:
- On being a man
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bantam Books, [1992]
- Summary:
- Offers a guide for men seeking new personal ideals of strength, potency, and warriorship in their lives.
- Contents:
- Introduction : The making of a man: Invitation to a journey ; It's a WOMAN's world
- The rites of manhood: The initiation and mutilation of men ; The rite of war and the warrior psyche ; The rite of work : the economic man ; The rite of sex : magic wands and private tools
- Taking the measure of man: The measuring of manhood ; A brief history of manhood ; Virility and vocation : fierce gentlemen
- A primer for now and future heroes: The soulful quest : pilgrimage into self ; Homecoming : a sampler of heroic virtues
- Men and women : coming together: Love : introduction to a dance with three movements
- Counterpoint : loving combat
- Becoming together
- Travel tips for pilgrims.
- Notes:
- Originally published as hardback: c1991.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-272).
- ISBN:
- 0553351370
- 9780553351378
- OCLC:
- 25727568
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