Throughout history, most cultures have marked the rite of passage from boyhood into manhood through initiations. However, traditional initiation practices are largely absent from the modern industrial West. This category is for sites related to rites of initiation for men, their role in society and their impact on men.
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Absent Fathers, Lost Sons
Description of book by Guy Corneau that argues that Baby Boom generation marks a critical phase in the loss of masculine initiation rituals.
The Church Impotent: The Feminization of Christianity
Review of book by Leon J. Podles, arguing that the loss of male initiation rituals has feminized the Christian Church.
Male Initiation and Identity
Information concerning male circumcision and initiation.
MenStuff: Books on Ritual Initiation for Boys and Men
Annotated bibliography related to initiation rituals and ritual in general.
Rediscovering Rites of Passage
Article by Israel Helfand and Jon Bliss published in Voice Male.
Teen Rites of Passage
A "coming of age" program for adolescent boys and girls who are ready to experience a personal challenge and an initiation into healthy, responsible adulthood.
Boys to Men Mentoring Network
Information on a program where boys between the ages of 12 and 16 can regularly interact with committed, conscientious adult men; based in San Diego, California.
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books on ritual initiation for boys and men
URL : www.menstuff.org/books/byissue/ritual-initiation.html
Annotated bibliography related to initiation rituals and ritual in general. ... Raphael, Ray, Men from the Boys: Rites of Passage in Male America, Univeristy of ...[2008/03/26]
Male Initiation
URL : www.carnaval.com/initiation/ironjohn
partial kind of initiation for generations of men, ... The Wild Man's Journey Reflections on Male Spirituality (St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1992) ...[2007/11/07]
From Wildman To King: Another Look at Male Myth and Initiaition</span>
URL : home.earthlink.net/~jcmmsm/w-k
Male initiation and psychological development from a Jungian perspective. ... end product of traditional male initiation so often a man who views women and ...[2007/08/15]
Rites of Passage
URL : www.malespirituality.org/rites_of_passage.htm
... Catholic/Christian men's retreat, but five days of formal male initiation. ... Male Initiation Rites at Ghost Ranch and around the world, over 3,300 men have ...[2008/11/20]
Google Directory - Society > People > Men > Male Initiation
URL : www.google.co.id/Top/Society/People/Men/Male_Initiation
Society > People > Men > Male Initiation. Go to Directory Home: [English] [English] ... Information concerning male circumcision and initiation. ...[2008/11/06]
Initiated Men
URL : www.malespirituality.org/initiated_men.htm
Going through Male Initiation, or the Men's Rites of Passage, is a privilege and ... However, it is not sufficient to simply go through the initiation rites. ...[2008/11/10]
Initiation
URL : www.carnaval.com/initiation
... men's movement as did the idea of a reclaiming men's mid-life initiation. ... That was the initiation, so to speak, of the male hero. Robert Bly ...[2007/11/07]
Special Focus Initiation Rights
URL : apa.org/divisions/.../documents/Special Focus Initiation Rights.pdf
Only after this initiation were the then men allowed to take part in the ... BOYS TO MEN: African Male Initiation Rites into Manhood. Martin R. Wong, Ph.D. ...[2008/01/10]
Male Initiation: Imagining Ritual Necessity | Journal of Men ...
URL : www.jmmsweb.org/issues/volume1/number3/pp215-234
Male Initiation: Imagining Ritual Necessity. Diederik F. Janssen ... enablement of man's contact with the sacred, while male initiation refers to ...[2008/11/27]
Men's Work
URL : www.cacradicalgrace.org/programs/mens_retreats.html
... Catholic/Christian men's retreat, but five days of formal male initiation. ... Male Initiation Rites at Ghost Ranch and around the world, over 1,300 men have ...[2007/07/25]
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