Possible Selves in Late Antiquity: Ideal Selfhood and Embodied Selves in Evagrian Anthropology

The article provides an analysis of ideal selfhood and embodied selves in Evagrian anthropology. It mentions that in social psychology, an ideal self is regarded as a psychological component of self that serves as the core mechanism for self-regulation and motivation. Other topics include conceptual...

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Published in:The journal of religion
Main Author: Graiver, Inbar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2018
In: The journal of religion
Further subjects:B Motivation (Psychology)
B Anthropology
B Cognition
B Social Psychology
B Identity (Psychology)
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Summary:The article provides an analysis of ideal selfhood and embodied selves in Evagrian anthropology. It mentions that in social psychology, an ideal self is regarded as a psychological component of self that serves as the core mechanism for self-regulation and motivation. Other topics include conceptual link between cognition and motivation, role of cultural ideals in shaping human identity.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/694589