''Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality'' (''JMMS'') is a free, online, scholarly,
peer-reviewed,
interdisciplinary,
open access journal
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about
men's studies
Men's studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning men, masculinity, gender, culture, politics and sexuality. It academically examines what it means to be a man in contemporary society.
Origins
Sociologists and ...
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JMMS was established 2007, and is published twice a year with provision for other special editions. JMMS was founded by
Joseph Gelfer
Joseph Gelfer (born 1974) is a British author and academic. He is noted for his academic analysis of spiritual and religious topics and masculinity. His book ''2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse'' (which brought together scholarly an ...
who remains the executive editor.
Overview
JMMS seeks to be as inclusive as possible in its area of enquiry. Papers address the full spectrum of
masculinities
Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...
and sexualities, particularly those which are seldom heard. Similarly, JMMS addresses not only
monotheistic religions and spiritualities but also Eastern,
indigenous
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*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
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,
new religious movements and other spiritualities which resist categorization. JMMS papers address historical and contemporary phenomena as well as speculative essays about future spiritualities.
The first issue of JMMS featured, published in January 2007, an editorial by Joseph Gelfer; research notes of Yvonne Maria Werner and Anna Prestjan; articles by
Roland Boer, Frank A. Salamone, David Shneer, Juan M. Marin and Rini Bhattacharya Mehta; and book reviews by Joseph Gelfer, James Bryant, Wisam Mansour, Sophie Smith, Katharina von Kellenbach and Nathan Abrams.
Volume 1, Number 1: Table of Contents
JMMS.
Issues of JMMS are included in th
an Australasian online scholarly research repository; as well as EBSCO
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, and Gale Cengage.
Bibliography
* ''The Best of Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality'', Joseph Gelfer (ed.). Gorgias PressLlc, 2010. .
References
External links
Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality websiteJMMS entry on DOAJEBSCO Industries official web site
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