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Star Wars and History: Divine Conception in Myth

by David Tollen | Jan 23, 2016 | Classical Civilization, The Postclassical Age, History General

~ This is the fifth of a six-post series called Star Wars and History. (See below for a list of the six titles.) ~ In The Phantom Menace, we learn that the Force conceived Anakin Skywalker in his mother’s womb, without a father. That divine conception puts him...