Masculinity, Meditation and Mental Health
It is said that men are 'in crisis', blighted by the adverse effects of corrosive masculine norms ranging from emotional disconnection to aggression. This book follows one group of men seeking to overcome their masculine inheritance and ultimately re
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Masculinity, Meditation and Mental Health Tim Lomas University of East London, UK
© Tim Lomas 2014 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-34527-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2014 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-46637-5 ISBN 978-1-137-34528-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137345288 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
For Kate, and for my mother, father, brother and sister
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Contents
Acknowledgements
viii
Introduction
1
1 Masculinity and Wellbeing
9
2 Becoming a Man
39
3 Seeking Wellbeing
64
4 Turning Inwards through Meditation
92
5 Meditation and Wellbeing
120
6 Conclusions and Recommendations
152
References
177
Index
203
vii
Acknowledgements
I feel truly grateful to have had the support and encouragement of some wonderful people without whom this book would not have been possible. First, I must thank my supervisory team at the University of Westminster, Damien Ridge, Tina Cartwright and Trudi Edginton. I could not have asked for more dedicated, caring, patient and thoughtful supervisors to guide me through this journey. I thank you for having faith in me, for reading through countless drafts with a critical yet always kindly eye, and for making me into a better student. Although I have written this book, in every sense it would not have been possible without you, and I consider this to be the product of all of our
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