Mannership

Mark has an unusual history. After losing his hearing as an eighteen-month-old infant, the next six years were silent as he honed his way of watching. Wandering Africa and Asia as a teenager and being adopted by nomadic tribes opened his eyes to the cultural nuances of different lands and peoples. Mannership is an enquiry into origins of self-destruction which is uniquely human, focusing on 3 questions: How does an individual mind become poisoned by a self-destructive tendency? How is the poison hidden, and harboured, in a part of the mind which is out of reach so we cannot simply deal with it? How did our environment or culture develop in such a way that this poison became thrust so deep into our children s minds?From the teachings of indigenous Shamans to the lessons taught by animals, Mark connects observations from his journeys to read like magical adventures while seeking an elusive source of self-destruction.