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The Myth of Disability

This paper addresses the theme of disability in the mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome, demonstrating that in antiquity there existed positive narratives of disability, which could play a key part in modern teaching of literature, mythology and religion. (UCL, Laidlaw Scholarship 2018-19)
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Alexandra Zhirnova
PhD Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic , University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
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PhD Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic , University of Cambridge (Trinity College)

I work in the field of feminist theology, and my main interest is the history of modesty in Christian thought. 

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