Holy Virility
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Holy virility or Holy virility: The Social Construction of Masculinity [1] is a book by Emmanuel Reynaud.
First Published in France in 1981 as La Sainte Virilité[2] Holy virility explores how language and society place pressure upon men to behave in line with their socially gendered role. Reynaud calls for men to fight for self-realization in order to emancipate themselves. He states that association of power in male sexuality prevents men from enjoying sensual sex.[3]
Daniel Wesler-Lang, in his article Déconstruire le masculin, problèmes épistémologiques, situates Reynauds thoughts within studies of masculinity and violence.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Reynaud, Emmanuel. Trans Ros Schwartz. Holy virility. Pluto Press. New York. 1983 isbn 0 86104 399 5
- ^ Reynaud, Emmanuel. La Sainte Virilité, Syros. Paris. 1981. isbn 2901968511
- ^ http://www.newint.org/issue158/power.htm
- ^ www.cnam.fr/psychanalyse/recherche/revue/textewelzer3.pdf
