Caitlinn Curry, PhD, MA, MA Research Mythologist

Caitlinn Curry holds a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology. Her dissertation, titled “The Crucified, Forsaken Flesh: Hermeneutics of the Body in Evangelical Purity Culture,” explores the rhetoric used by certain Christian communities to denigrate the human body and sex, and ultimately presents a queer vision of Jesus as a framework for healing from the shameful language of evangelical purity culture’s abstinence-only education. While Caitlinn is interested in all religions and religious experiences, her main areas of research relate to ancient Mesopotamia, the Christian Old Testament, and the application of Queer Theory and Feminist Theory to the person of Jesus. This intersects with her interest in Greco-Roman mythology and history. Caitlinn also holds a Master's degree in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology, a Master’s degree in Reconciliation and Intercultural Studies wherein her thesis explored United States racism in Islam and Christianity, a Bachelor's degree in Journalism, and a Bachelor’s degree in Cross-Cultural Ministries.

When Caitlinn isn't researching the gender performance of ancient Ki'iche Maya royalty or how the nervous system holds onto experiences of religious trauma, she can likely be found trimming her sage bushes, walking her dog, getting a tattoo, reading a science fiction novel, working on her own creative writing, or teaching herself a new skill. She lives on a small farm north of Seattle with her husband, Luke, her dog Nyx;  her three cats, Hiccup, Hades, and Lazarus; and twenty chickens.