Daniel Deardorff The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth

Dr. Jeanette welcomes Judith-Kate Friedman, steward of the Mythsinger Legacy Project and representing Daniel Deardorff’s book The Other Within: The Genius of Deformity in Myth, Culture and Psyche, to explore his life story. What is the myth of our existence? Is life an illusion of our mind? What is perfection of the human that we claim is the only way to survive? What happens when a deformity is the human cloak you wear everyday, can you still exist or do you need to hide? How does polio take over a life and change the trajectory of a story that has…

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