Article ID: CBB000932165

In a Spin: The Mysterious Dancing Epidemic of 1518 (2008)

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In 1518, one of the strangest epidemics in recorded history struck the city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of people were seized by an irresistible urge to dance, hop and leap into the air. In houses, halls and public spaces, as fear paralyzed the city and the members of the elite despaired, the dancing continued with mindless intensity. Seldom pausing to eat, drink or rest, many of them danced for days or even weeks. And before long, the chronicles agree, dozens were dying from exhaustion. What was it that could have impelled as many as 400 people to dance, in some cases to death?

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Authors & Contributors
Lafont, Olivier
Heath, Michael
Cooper, Max
Merlicco, Michele
Giglioni, Guido
Vichard, Philippe
Concepts
Medicine
Western world, civilization and culture
Natural philosophy
Philosophy
Disease and diseases
Psychiatry
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
17th century
Early modern
Medieval
15th century
Places
France
Germany
Toulouse (France)
Americas
Switzerland
Scandinavia; Nordic countries
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