The phallic quest; Priapus and masculine inflation

Wyly, James

The phallic quest; Priapus and masculine inflation - Toronto Inner City Books c1989 - 124p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; bibliog.; index - (Studies in Jungian psychology by Jungian analysts; 38) .

Introduction. The Mythology of Priapus. Priapus in Classical Literature. Priapus in a Twientieth-Century Story. Physical Priapism. Stages of the Phallic Quest. Phase I: Exposition. Phase II: Development. Phase III: Resolution. Conclusions

In this book Priapus is seen as both an apt metaphor for modern-day patriarchy's inflation--its grandiosity and search for more and more power--and an image compensating the individual's lack of connection with a masculinity balanced by the feminine.

Paperback

0-919123-37-6

C89-093807-5


Penis--Psychological Aspects
Masculinity (Psychology)
Men--Psychology
Priapus
Jungian psychology
Men

BF692.5.W94 1989

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