Charles Stang

Professor of Early Christian Thought; Director of the Center for the Study of World Religion, Harvard University

Professor of Early Christian Thought and Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University

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Professor Charles Stang explains the ancient understanding of the existence of a divine double, twin, or alter-ego and explores whether the belief still persists today.

The ancient belief of the divine counterpart

Professor Charles Stang explains the ancient understanding of the existence of a divine double, twin, or alter-ego and explores whether the belief still persists today.

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