Difference between revisions of "Jonah"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Undo revision 116176 by Special:Contributions/Lollife (User talk:Lollife)) |
Conservative (talk | contribs) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Jonah''' may refer to: | '''Jonah''' may refer to: | ||
| − | *[[Jonah (Biblical book)]], the 32nd book of the [[Old Testament]] | + | *[[Jonah (Biblical book)]], the 32nd book of the [[Old Testament]]. |
| − | *[[Jonah (prophet)]], | + | *[[Jonah (prophet)]], the [[Minor prophet]] after whom the Biblical book is named. |
*From the prophet, a term, especially common among sailors, used for a person who brings bad luck to those around him. Historically, persons aboard ships who were considered to be jonahs were often thrown overboard or [[marooning|marooned]]. | *From the prophet, a term, especially common among sailors, used for a person who brings bad luck to those around him. Historically, persons aboard ships who were considered to be jonahs were often thrown overboard or [[marooning|marooned]]. | ||
| + | *[[JONAH]], international organization '''Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality'''. | ||
| + | *The [[Jonah complex]] is the: fear of success; [[Change management|fear of change]]; fear of [[Personal development|personal growth]], fear of [[Abraham Maslow#Five stages of Hierarchy of Needs|reaching one's potential]]; fear of achieving one's aspirations and dreams; and fear of meeting one's social and God-given responsibilities ([[golden rule]], etc.).<ref>[[Abraham Maslow]] (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". [https://books.google.com/books?id=LRcSeVPS9ykC&q=jonah+complex The Farther Reaches of Human Nature]. ISBN 9780140194708.</ref><ref>Department of Cognitive Science, Chris VerWys. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090328180625/http://www.rpi.edu/~verwyc/MASLOWOH.htm Personality Psychology], Abraham Maslow</ref><ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009164718201000202 Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited] by Pierre-E. Lacocque. ''Journal of Psychology and Theology'', Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202</ref> | ||
{{Disambiguation}} | {{Disambiguation}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:36, June 24, 2025
Jonah may refer to:
- Jonah (Biblical book), the 32nd book of the Old Testament.
- Jonah (prophet), the Minor prophet after whom the Biblical book is named.
- From the prophet, a term, especially common among sailors, used for a person who brings bad luck to those around him. Historically, persons aboard ships who were considered to be jonahs were often thrown overboard or marooned.
- JONAH, international organization Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality.
- The Jonah complex is the: fear of success; fear of change; fear of personal growth, fear of reaching one's potential; fear of achieving one's aspirations and dreams; and fear of meeting one's social and God-given responsibilities (golden rule, etc.).[1][2][3]
Jonah has more than one meaning. As such, this article is merely a disambiguation page, listing articles associated with Jonah.
If you were linked to this page from another article, feel free to edit that article to make it point at the correct entry.
- â Abraham Maslow (October 1993). "The Jonah Complex". The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. ISBN 9780140194708.
- â Department of Cognitive Science, Chris VerWys. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Personality Psychology, Abraham Maslow
- â Desacralizing Life and its Mystery: The Jonah Complex Revisited by Pierre-E. Lacocque. Journal of Psychology and Theology, Volume 10, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718201000202