Mannership: Seeking a Source of Self-destruction Goodwin Mark
Mark has an unusual history. After losing his hearing as an eighteen-month-old infant, the next six years were silent as he honed his way of watching. Wandering Africa and Asia as a teenager and being…
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Mark has an unusual history. After losing his hearing as an eighteen-month-old infant, the next six years were silent as he honed his way of watching. Wandering Africa and Asia as a teenager and being adopted by nomadic tribes opened his eyes to the cultural nuances of different lands and peoples.Mannership is an enquiry into origins of self-destruction which is uniquely human, focusing on 3 questions:How does an individual mind become 'poisoned' by a self-destructive tendency?How is the poison hidden, and harboured, in a part of the mind which is 'out of reach' so we cannot simply 'deal' with it?How did our environment or culture develop in such a way that this 'poison' became thrust so deep into our children's minds?From the teachings of indigenous Shamans to the lessons taught by animals,