Explores the mythopoetic men's movement, which tends to appeal to men at midlife who are going through the midlife transition.
Introduction What is Mythopoetic Men's Work and Theory Building? Parallels Between Mythopoetic Men's Work/Men's Peer Mutual Support Groups and Selected Feminist Theories by Edward Read Barton Beyond the Drum: An Exploratory Study of Group Processes in a Mythopoetic Men's Group by Steve R. Wilson and Eric Mankoski Warriors and Fathers: ONCE WERE WARRIORS and the Mythopoetic Understanding of Men's Violence by Christopher J. Bullock The Mythopoetic Interpretation of Texts: Hermeneutical Considerations by David B. Perrin A Proposed Model for Comparing Writers in the Mythopoetic Branch of the Contemporary Men's Movement by Thomas M. Brunner Silencing the Men's Movement: Gender, Ideology, and Popular Discourse by Joel Morton Reconstructing Masculinity: Images and Life Stories of Men's Mutual Support Group Members by Eric Mankowski Therapeutic Applications The Use of Myth and Quasi-Myth in Therapy by Ross Thomas Lucas Working with Men from a Mythopoetic Perspective: An Integrity Therapy Framework by Nedra R. Lander and Danielle Nahon Object Relations Perspectives of Masculine Initiation by Wesley Goodenough Therapeutic Status of the Mythopoetic Approach: A Psychological Perspective by Daniel J. Richard Research on the ManKind Project, Formerly Known as the New Warrior Network, and the New Warrior Training Adventure (NWTA) Collaborative Research with a Men's Organization: Psychological Impact, Group Functioning, and Organizational Growth by Eric Mankowski, Kenneth I. Maton, Christopher K. Burke, Sharon A. Hoover, and Clinton W. Anderson Heuristic and Ethnographic Study of the Mankind Project: Initiating Men into a "New Masculinity: or a Re-packaging of Dominant Controlling Patriarchy? by Marty Pentz Feminist Roundtable and Conclusion A Feminist Looks at the Men's Movement: Search for Common Ground by Holly Sweet Men and the Search for Common Ground by John Rowan Justice, Joy, and an End to the Gender Wars by Amanda Goldrick-Jones Conclusion Glossary Index
EDWARD READ BARTON is in the Department of Family and Child Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
"Barton provides the most thoughtful analysis to date of the
mythopoetic men's movement. This wide-ranging well balanced book
will be useful to students of gender studies as well as to
therapists working with men."-Douglas Hindman, Ph.D. Clinical
Psychologist Professor Emeritus Eastern Kentucky University
"Barton, long known for his commitment to the mythopoetic branch of
the Men's Movement, has produced a valuable anthology of essays by
sociologists, psychologists, counselors, and narratologists, to
undergird the validity of the healing which so many men find within
mythopoetics."-Philip Culbertson The College of Saint John the
Evangelist author of New Adam (1992), Counseling Men (1994), and
Caring for God's People (2000)
"Barton's anthology goes well beyond Iron John and Fire in the
Belly to take an unblinking, scholarly look at 'the men's movement,
' the death of which has been erroneously reported. Mythopoetic
Perspective of Men's Healing Work offers a philosophically sound
and carefully delineated conceptualization of the mythopoetic
approach to the study of men....This collection is important to
anyone aspiring to any depth of knowledge, appreciation, and
capability with regard to the men's movement.'"-Robert E. Lee,
Ph.D., F.A. Clin.P.: Clinical Director Marital and Family and Child
Ecology Michigan State University
"Ed Barton deserves much credit for putting together this anthology
of articles focused on the mythopoetic approach to men's
issues....This work should prove to be a tremendously useful
resource for anyone teaching a college or university level course
on men's issues or on gender."-Ralph H. Johnson University
Professor of Philosophy University of Windsor Windsor Ontario,
Canada and Past Chairman The Windsor-Detroit Board The ManKind
Project
"Ed Barton has collected powerful, pertinent and useful ideas,
wisdom and strength in his anthology. A must read for men and
women."-John Lee Author of The Flying Boy and Facing The Fire
"I recommend it for all members of the ManKind Project as well as
anyone else working with men, their relationships, and their
families of whatever configuration."-Charles G. Heisinger, Jr.
Former Executive Director The ManKind Project
"I think Mythopoetic Perspective on Men's Healing Work is an
excellent collection of essays on the theoretical and practical
aspects of an important strand of the men's movement. It will be of
use to scholars, therapists and others interested/involved in the
movement. The relevance of such a book to the U.S. is obvious, but
I think it will also benefit those concerned with Men's
Studies/Movements elsewhere in the world. I strongly endorse and
recommend this book for publication."-Mangesh Kulkarni Convener
Forum for the Study of Indian Masculinities
"I was very impressed by the standard of work....This is a serious
book worthy of attention from anyone who wants to know about the
Bly version of the mythopoetics men's movement."-John Rowan
"This is an amazing historical piece of work....This book draws
from an extensive variety of sources to present a contemporary
men's work history with a heart. The author has been there and done
his work to make this research come alive."-William L. Kauth, M.S.
Co-founder of the New Warrior Training Adventure and author of A
Circle of Men: The Original Manual for Men's Support Groups
"This is an extremely valuable book for all those who are men, care
about men, and work with men.... I highly recommend the book to all
those who care about men, boys, our families, and our
communities."-Jed Diamond Author of Male Menopause and The
Warrior's Journey Home: Healing Men, Healing the Planet
"This is an important book for men and women doing men's work of
therapy on men....It gives hope for a better dialogue between
groups who are fighting for the same goal."-Jorgen Lorentzen
Associate Professor of Department of Comparative Literature
University of Oslo, Norway
"For therapists, this book is a good introduction to a rapidly
growing body of theory in men's psychology. It is important on two
fronts. Firstly, it births the beginning of more mainstream
academic investigation in this area (previous texts have been based
in grassroots experience and relatively little formal academic
investigation has been conducted in this field), and secondly
because the volume provides a broad range of opinion and
debate....[M]ythopoetic Perspectives of Men's Healing Work offers
the reader a number of important psychosocial entry points into
this rapidly expanding men's movement. The text is a good base from
which more specific enquiry may extend, and educates the reader in
most of the fundamental issues at play in this this arena. Barton's
book may be seen as a brave attempt to capture some of the seminal
debates in a relatively under researched field that is growing in
both depth and scope, and which is influencing some of our
fundamental assuptions about men."-Mantis Winter 2002
?A useful recruiting tool for any psychologically-inclined
professionals you may know who have limited exposure to the
movement, and for any open-minded intellectuals.?-Everyman: A Men's
Journal
?At last, a serious, wide-ranging exploration of the mythopoetic
men's movement and its application, especially in the ManKind
Project. This book provides a a wide range of insights and
information that advance the debate and offer new opportunities for
understanding and integration.?-Journal of Men's Studies
?For therapists, this book is a good introduction to a rapidly
growing body of theory in men's psychology. It is important on two
fronts. Firstly, it births the beginning of more mainstream
academic investigation in this area (previous texts have been based
in grassroots experience and relatively little formal academic
investigation has been conducted in this field), and secondly
because the volume provides a broad range of opinion and
debate....[M]ythopoetic Perspectives of Men's Healing Work offers
the reader a number of important psychosocial entry points into
this rapidly expanding men's movement. The text is a good base from
which more specific enquiry may extend, and educates the reader in
most of the fundamental issues at play in this this arena. Barton's
book may be seen as a brave attempt to capture some of the seminal
debates in a relatively under researched field that is growing in
both depth and scope, and which is influencing some of our
fundamental assuptions about men.?-Mantis Winter 2002
?I found the book to be very readable and an extremely thorough
study of men's work and its impact on society....Mythopoetic men's
work is a valuable resource for men of all ages.?-The Loving
Brotherhood Newsletter
?There is even less of these types of materials published about men
at midlife involved in activities structured in a mythopoetic
perspective or about men actively involved in mythopoetic men's
work. This volume fills that void.?-Mythology Book for Men
"A useful recruiting tool for any psychologically-inclined
professionals you may know who have limited exposure to the
movement, and for any open-minded intellectuals."-Everyman: A Men's
Journal
"At last, a serious, wide-ranging exploration of the mythopoetic
men's movement and its application, especially in the ManKind
Project. This book provides a a wide range of insights and
information that advance the debate and offer new opportunities for
understanding and integration."-Journal of Men's Studies
"I found the book to be very readable and an extremely thorough
study of men's work and its impact on society....Mythopoetic men's
work is a valuable resource for men of all ages."-The Loving
Brotherhood Newsletter
"There is even less of these types of materials published about men
at midlife involved in activities structured in a mythopoetic
perspective or about men actively involved in mythopoetic men's
work. This volume fills that void."-Mythology Book for Men
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