Sosipatra as a Theurgist and Oracle

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-114
Author(s):  
Heidi Marx
Keyword(s):  
Religious Activity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Sosipatra’s story is punctuated by a number of marvelous events, in particular, prophetic moments where she relates either knowledge at a distance or of future happenings. This chapter situates these moments in the larger frame of late ancient theurgy and “magic.” To explain Sosipatra’s identity as a divine woman and the relationship of her status to various kinds of religious activity or ritual in addition to philosophical expertise and aptitude, this chapter discusses the variety of ritual expertise represented among holy men and women in antiquity in general and among various figures in Eunapius’s narrative in particular. This will illuminate the relationship between theurgy and philosophy for Eunapius. Ritual activities and practices, divination being the most important of these, were not considered irrational or at odds with philosophical forms of reasoning. Rather they were understood in the Iamblichean milieu to be by their very nature complementary to reason, and the culmination and transcendence of rationality.

The Relationship of Compliance with Coping Strategies and Self-Esteem

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisli H. Gudjonsson ◽  
Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Sex Difference ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Summary: The Gudjonsson Compliance Scale (GCS), the COPE Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were administered to 212 men and 212 women. Multiple regression of the test scores showed that low self-esteem and denial coping were the best predictors of compliance in both men and women. Significant sex differences emerged on all three scales, with women having lower self-esteem than men, being more compliant, and using different coping strategies when confronted with a stressful situation. The sex difference in compliance was mediated by differences in self-esteem between men and women.

scholarly journals The relationship of the age of onset of obesity to the success of its treatment in the adult

1975 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Ashwell
Keyword(s):  
Early Onset ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Maximum Weight ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Loss Of Weight ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

1. A survey was done of 2333 men and women who claimed experience of slimming.2. Their loss of weight was determined from their maximum stated weight and their present weight. The loss of weight was calculated as the percentage of the maximum weight and was related to the stated age of onset of obesity.3. The results showed that those people in the survey who had been fat since childhood had lost just as much weight as those people who had become fat as adults.4. These results suggest that the treatment of early-onset obesity may not be an unrealistic objective.

Mathematics and Self-Esteem: Implications for Women's Career Choice

1986 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M. Singer ◽  
Jayne E. Stake
Keyword(s):  
Math Anxiety ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Career Goals ◽  
Men Students ◽  
Career Goal ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Math Ability ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of math participation and success to self-esteem and career goals is examined in a sample of 64 women and 52 men college students at the end of their sophomore year. No gender differences were found in math anxiety or perceptions of the usefulness of mathematics, but women were less likely to select a math-related career goal. Among the men students, math participation and self-assessments of math ability were positively related to more general self-estimates of competence; among women, these variables were not related significantly. Women's choices for math-related careers were more closely associated with scholastic ability and math background than were men's career choices. These results are discussed in the context of societal pressures and supports for men and women in regard to math participation.

scholarly journals Exploring the relationship of emotional intelligence with mental health status in polish unemployed persons – differences between men and women

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna A. Knopp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
The State ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between EI and the state of mental health of unemployed persons. Gender differences were also identified in terms of mental health and its correlation with EI. A sample of 160 Polish unemployed persons aged 35 to 45 years filled in self-descriptive measures of EI and mental health. Significant gender differences were found - unemployed women were characterised by a greater intensity of mental health disorders than unemployed men. EI was negatively correlated with mental health disorders, but the correlations were few and weaker than expected. However, when unemployed persons with a low, average and high EI were compared, it turned out that participants with a low EI were characterised by a significantly worse condition of mental health than participants with a average or high EI.

Childhood Adverse Events and Current Traumatic Distress

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 1385-1401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nena Messina ◽  
Christine Grella ◽  
William Burdon ◽  
Michael Prendergast
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Household Dysfunction ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
Traumatic Distress ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study describes the prevalence of childhood adverse events (CAEs) among men and women prisoners and assesses the relationship of CAEs to adult symptoms of traumatic distress. Interview data for 427 men and 315 women were analyzed assessing childhood abuse and household dysfunction, drug and criminal histories, and symptoms of traumatic distress. Women offenders had much greater exposure to CAEs than did men and more often reported continued sexual abuse in adolescence and as an adult. Linear regression results showed that the impact of CAEs on traumatic distress was strong and cumulative for both men and women (greater exposure to CAEs increased the likelihood of 6 out of 7 mental health outcomes, although women had higher levels of traumatic distress overall). The findings indicate the need for early prevention and intervention as well as trauma-based treatment within the correctional setting.

scholarly journals PERAN SOSIAL WANITA, ANTARA YANG MENGEKANG DAN MEMBEBASKAN

EGALITA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hakim Arief Suryadinata
Keyword(s):  
Community Building ◽  
Muslim Woman ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Breakdown ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The position of women in society is often regarded as second-class, making the backward condition and used as scapegoats for the backwardness of a society and nation. And even worse, the treatment of women by putting it as second-class communities are often mentioned as religious injunctions of Islam. On the other hand, there are those who want to empower women by giving women the freedom to freely, by demanding their equality with men in all aspects, without considering the differences that have been given by God to men and women. So what happens is the increasing number of family breakdown leading to divorce and loss of sosial community building. Hence<br />the need for reconstruction of a fair idea about the position of women, both on the relationship of women with men, as well as the position and role of women in family and society. Based on observations of the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah, it was shown that a Muslim woman at the time (shahabiyah) has had a very complex role in the community. Nevertheless, they do not leave their primary role in the family and still uphold the ethics<br />of religion in the publik domain.

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