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Iron John : a book about men

Author: Robert Bly
Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1990.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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On the role of the male mentor, the author seeks to discover the truths about masculinity that gets beyond the stereotypes of our popular culture.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Bly, Robert.
Iron John.
Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1990
(OCoLC)655200311
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Bly
ISBN: 0201517205 9780201517200
OCLC Number: 21674578
Description: xi, 268 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Preface --
1. The pillow and the key --
2. When one hair turns gold --
3. The road of ashes, descent, and grief --
4. The hunger for the king in a time with no father --
5. The meeting with the god-woman in the garden --
6. To bring the interior warriors back to life --
7. Riding the red, the white, and the black horses --
8. The wound by the king's men --
Epilogue : The wild man in ancient religion, literature, and folk life --
The story of Iron John --
Notes.
Responsibility: Robert Bly.

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On the role of the male mentor, the author seeks to discover the truths about masculinity that gets beyond the stereotypes of our popular culture.

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