The Redemption of the Stigmatics
From Concealment to Community
Three grossly different types of stigma may be mentioned. First there are abominations of the body—the various physical deformities.
Next there are blemishes of individual character perceived as weak will, domineering or unnatural passions, treacherous and rigid beliefs, and dishonesty, these being inferred from a known record of, for example, mental dis…
