| Description |
ix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- Part One. Mythic and heroic models from antiquity to our own day -- 1. Introducing heroic masculinity in myths and contemporary culture -- Part Two. Masculinities and myth today -- 2. The myth--- and the myths--- of masculinities -- 3. Masculinity in media images, gender, and the men's movements -- Part Three. Revisioning classical models -- 4. Friendship at the beginning : Gilgamesh and Enkidu -- 5. Herakles the heroic trickster -- 6. Narcissus and the narcotic of the self/body image -- 7. Phallic Hermes between the realms -- 8. Ares the aggressive militarist -- Part Four. Toward new heroes and heroines -- 9. Connecting the active and the passive : monster slayer and child born of water -- 10. Reintegrating Apollo and Dionysos -- 11. Traditional hero myths confront the new age -- 12. Where do we go from here? |
| Analysis |
Masculinity |
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Mythology - Psychological aspects |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index. English |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index |
| Subject |
Gender identity.
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Masculinity.
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Myth.
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Mythology -- Psychological aspects.
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| LC no. |
93025481 |
| ISBN |
0824512332 |
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