The quest for meaning and the impossible squaring of the human circle

In a world undergoing profound change and marked by gender issues the study of an all-male talking circle seems an ideal entry point for understanding the challenges facing contemporary man. The tension between redefining and renewing models representations and discourses emerges not only between the individuals themselves but also within them revealing the quest for meaning that inhabits them.While the sociological approach is central to this study it does not confine itself to it multiplying perspectives by invoking various authors such as Erving Goffman Antonio Damasio Marcel Mauss Pierre Bourdieu Carl.G.Jung Michel Foucault and many others. By refusing to provide definitive answers this book invites us to ask questions.