Male Initiation Men People
Male Initiation Men People
Male Initiation
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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- 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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- Annotated bibliography related to initiation rituals and ritual in general.
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- Information concerning male circumcision and initiation.
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- Review of book by Leon J. Podles, arguing that the loss of male initiation rituals has feminized the Christian Church.
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- Article by Israel Helfand and Jon Bliss published in Voice Male.
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- 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.
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- Information about the NWTA, a traditional masculine initiation, but geared to the modern-day man.
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- Description of book by Guy Corneau that argues that Baby Boom generation marks a critical phase in the loss of masculine initiation rituals.
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