Envision "Disability": "Abnormal People" and "The Wizards" in Early Ancient Times

As a natural phenomenon, people with disabilities were not stigmatized from the very beginning. In antiquity, some parts of their body being "different from those of normal persons," they were considered to have a special ability to communicate with heaven, earth, and the Gods. As a result...

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Main Author: Shengping Li (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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