Stang, Charles M.1974-creatorauthor.textbibliographyElectronic books.History.mau2016monographiceng1 online resourceWhat if you were to discover that you were not entirely you, but rather one half of a whole, that you had, in other words, a divine double? In the second and third centuries CE, this idea gripped the religious imagination of the Eastern Mediterranean, providing a distinctive understanding of the self that has survived in various forms throughout the centuries, down to the present. Our Divine Double traces the rise of this ancient idea that each person has a divine counterpart, twin, or alter-ego, and the eventual eclipse of this idea with the rise of Christian conciliar orthodoxy.Introduction: Narcissus and his double -- Reading Plato's many doubles -- Thomas, who is called "twin" -- Syzygies, twins, and mirrors -- Mani and his twin-companion -- Plotinus and the doubled intellect -- Whither the divine double?Charles M. Stang.Includes bibliographical references and index.In English.aw-----Self (Philosophy)Middle EastTwinsMythologyMiddle EastTwinsReligious aspectsMysticismHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600Philosophy, AncientPHILOSOPHYMind & BodyPSYCHOLOGYPersonalityMysticismEarly churchPhilosophy, AncientSelf (Philosophy)TwinsMythologyTwinsReligious aspectsMiddle EastAntikeDer AndereDoppelgängerMythologieSelbstverständnisZwillingRELIGION / Ancient 30-600 fast B526 .S73 2016eb126Stang, Charles M., 1974-(DLC) 2015030865(OCoLC)9229706719780674970168067497016022573/ctvjntv3j JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1197472http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1197472N$T16031120200709060438.0ocn944346998eng