Knights without Armor: A Practical Guide for Men in Quest of Masculine Soul - Softcover

Aaron R. Kipnis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0874777046 ISBN 13: 9780874777048

Publisher: Tarcher, 1992

Synopsis

Explore's the meaning of being a man today and addresses fathers and sons, mothers and sons, addiction and recovery, grief, work and workaholism, male friendship, men's rights, new rites of passage, and much more

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About the Author

Aaron Kipnis, Ph.D. is president of The Fatherhood Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding men in developing the skills and resources needed to best parent their children. He is the author of Knights Without Armor, co-author of What Women and Men Really Want, and many book chapters and articles on topics concerning men and masculinity. His most recent book is "Angry Young Men: How Parents, Educators and Counselors can Help "Bad Boys" become Good Men. (Jossey-Bass Publishers, September, 1999)As co-directors of the Gender Relations Institute, Aaron and his wife, Liz Herron, facilitate male/female communication workshops nationwide and hold private consultations with couples in Santa Barbara, CA. Dr. Kipnis is on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute where he trains graduate students in clinical and depth psychology. He is an international speaker and consultant on male psychology to myriad professional organizations, universities and training institutes. His greatest passions, outside work and family, are fishing and talking with old men.

Review

"A powerful volume," -- Publishers Weekly

An overview of ways in which men are remaking themselves Aaron Kipnis offers a comprehensive view of all aspects of the men's movement in this 302-page volume. Inspired by issues raised by members of an addiction/recovery men's group headed by the author, the book looks at various male images. Kipnis critically examines the old masculine values of the "heroic" male as well as those of the newer, sensitive man (what Kipnis calls the "feminized" man), and addresses at length the emerging "authentic, integrated" masculinity inspired by Robert Bly and friends. Intertwined with these accounts are stories and vignettes from men in the group, new knights of the round table on a quest for a new masculine paradigm.

The book has much to recommend it. This is the first, if not the only, book that globally looks at all facets of the men's movement. Everything from circumsicion, to myth, ritual and initiation, to the politics of male-bashing, is covered. There is an excellent table comparing the masculine images of the heroic, feminized, and integrated man and looking at how these differ along physical, mental, and emotional lines. There is a section on men's resources, with names and addresses of organizations and suggestions on how to get involved. Also, unlike most books on men's issues, this one actually has an index--a refreshing feature indeed! -- A reader , February 19, 1999

Edition details

• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874777046
• ISBN 13: 9780874777048
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292