Absent Fathers, Lost Sons: The Search for Masculine Identity

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons: The Search for Masculine Identity (C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series)
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An experience of the fragility of conventional images of masculinity is something many modern men share. Psychoanalyst Guy Corneau traces this experience to an even deeper feeling men have of their fathers' silence or absenceâ€”sometimes literal, but especially emotional and spiritual. Why is this feeling so profound in the lives of the postwar "baby boom" generationâ€”men who are now approaching middle age? Because, he says, this generation marks a critical phase in the loss of the masculine initiation rituals that in the past ensured a boy's passage into manhood. In his engaging examination of the many different ways this missing link manifests in men's lives, Corneau shows that, for men today, regaining the essential "second birth" into manhood lies in gaining the ability to be a father to themselvesâ€”not only as a means of healing psychological pain, but as a necessary step in the process of becoming whole.
Country USA
Brand Shambhala
Manufacturer Shambhala
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1991-03-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601200422696

Absent Fathers, Lost Sons: The Search for Masculine Identity (C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series)