Men, Warriorism, and Mourning: the Development of Unconventional Warriors
In this article, I consider the interrelation between the warrior ethos, warriorism, and mourning. More specifically, the question I seek to answer is how a young man moves from warriorism-an uncritical acceptance of warrior ethos-to being an unconventional warrior who, while remaining attached to t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
[2017]
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Pastoral psychology
Year: 2017, Volume: 66, Issue: 6, Pages: 819-836 |
| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion KBQ North America NCD Political ethics TJ Modern history TK Recent history ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Warriors B RELIGIOUS psychology B Disillusionment B Identification B BUTLER, Smedley D. (Smedley Darlington), 1881-1940 B BEREAVEMENT & psychology B CARLIN, Nathan B Mourning B Warriorism |
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| Summary: | In this article, I consider the interrelation between the warrior ethos, warriorism, and mourning. More specifically, the question I seek to answer is how a young man moves from warriorism-an uncritical acceptance of warrior ethos-to being an unconventional warrior who, while remaining attached to the warrior ethos, is critical toward a government that uses its military to further the aims of political and economic elites. I rely on psychology of religion perspectives to understand the warrior ethos and warriorism because they have many parallels to religion. In addition, I find Nathan Carlin's discussion of religious mourning helpful in framing this process of change. Finally, to illustrate my claims, I discuss the life of Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-017-0756-2 |