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Blood-Brotherhood and Other Rites of Male Alliance 2nd Edition, Kindle Edition

by Jack Donovan (Author), Nathan F. Miller (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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“Fresh and truthful reflections on modern masculinity...” - Vice Magazine

Blood-brotherhoods and similar rites have been employed by men to mark friendships and alliances for thousands of years. Evidence of the practice can be found in the lore, literature and recorded history of most cultures-from Norse and Celtic mythologies to the tribes of Africa, Australia and the South Pacific, to the fiction of Jack London and Mark Twain. This survey of blood-brotherhood rites is a toolbox for the imagination, containing a wealth of research about blood-brotherhood myths and practices from a wide variety of cultures and time periods, including excerpted texts and original translations by Nathan F. Miller.

The second revised edition of Blood-Brotherhood from [DISSONANT HUM] was written for a general male audience. Blood-Brotherhood and Other Rites of Male Alliance remains the most comprehensive cross-cultural survey of blood-brotherhood myths and traditions currently available.
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    July 31, 2011
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005FLU4ZA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DISSONANT HUM; 2nd edition (July 31, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1366 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
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    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 66 ratings

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Jack Donovan

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Jack Donovan (1974-) has been writing and speaking about masculinity and philosophy for over a decade. His foundational book, The Way of Men, has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide and has been translated into French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Polish.

His most recent book, Fire in the Dark, presents a primal system of masculine roles and shows how those roles have been repeated again and again throughout the history of myth and religion.

Fire in the Dark introduced Donovan's philosophy, Solar Idealism. In 2022, he founded the movement known as The Order of Fire to further develop Solar Idealism and create a new Solar Culture.

With members of the First Men, Donovan has been publishing podcasts and print journals titled PH2T3R: The Journal of Solar Culture.

Donovan is an occasional speaker and often appears on podcasts to discuss masculinity, philosophy, and the challenges faced by men who want to live masculine lives in the 21st Century.

Jack Donovan lives in Arizona and is a purple belt in jiu-jitsu

Follow Jack on Instagram @starttheworld and on X @mr_jackdonovan

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Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and well researched. Was actually hoping for Jack ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016
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Interesting and well researched. Was actually hoping for Jack to go deeper into speculation or the importance of such rituals in modernity, but all in all very enjoyable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016
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Anthropology is an interesting topic. This is an interesting account of brotherhood/alliance rituals in multiple cultures. It gives a in-depth account of intriguing rituals.
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Fred P Sr.
4.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all who enjoy male bonds
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2012
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This book and its extensively researched topic brought new insight on not only the rites of Brotherhood among men, but also the rites of manhood and what it means to be a man in this new century. It helped bridge a few gaps for me personally, in my own relationships with the few men I consider to be 'Blood Brothers' and the reasons why these relationships have endured, in the past and the present. Bravo, Jack and Nathan for bringing such a topic to the forefront in an age where men have been all but emasculated in our society. You are the voice of a select few men who will pave the way for the future of masculinity for heterosexual and homosexual men. I applaud you twice.
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JONESY VIGOROUS
5.0 out of 5 stars great read YESSSSSSSSSS
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2015
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Very interesting and informative reading. Jack Donovan does drop knowledge and will read and read more of his stuff. Delivery was prompt and grat as usual YESSSSSSSSSS
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james wilkerson
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of stories
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014
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The cultural stories were what kept me interested. Blood brotherhood while indeed interesting suffers from the fact that blood brotherhood is so darn similar everywhere that the info on them begins to blend together, if it wasn't for the stories I probably would of rated it less.
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M.S.F.
4.0 out of 5 stars Blood-brotherhood
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013
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Nice book what an original proposal: an historic and anthropological study about the brotherhood rituals that follow men during the whole era.
What's interesting about it is that Jack Donovan covers all the globe; passing through nordic mythology, aborigines of Oceania and african clans. A nice ride, definitely.
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John
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and low effort
Reviewed in the Netherlands on August 25, 2022
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Some chapters are mildly interesting, but the book reads like he just googled 'blood rites in *insert place*' and then paraphrased a wikipedia article on it. There is no depth in this book, just a lot of repetition and useless filler.

I liked some of his other works, which at least were a fun read. This book isn't.
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Carlos André
5.0 out of 5 stars Muito bem escrito
Reviewed in Brazil on April 22, 2019
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Nesse livro fazemos um passeio pela história das civilizações e observamos de que forma os laços entre as amizades eram feitos e quais eram os seus rituais.
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