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Manliness
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The ideals of manliness found in these places in the Mediterranean seem to have three moral imperatives: first, impregnating one's wife; second, provisioning dependents; third, protecting the family. These criteria demand assertiveness and resolve. All must be performed relentlessly in the loyal service of the "collective identities" of the self.
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― Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity
― Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity
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Manliness in much of the Mediterranean world can be called a social "agoraphilia", a love for the sunlit public places, for crowds, for the proscenium of life. Such open contexts are associated not only with exposure and sociability but also with risk and opportunity, with the possibility of the grand exploit and the conspicuous deed.
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― Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity
― Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity
Fellowship dedicated to Biblical Manhood, forging masculine hearts to better prepare us for lead…more
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