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Dancing Mania of 1518 – When Partying was Deadly 😱

The Dancing Plague of 1518 is a fascinating study of psychogenic movement disorders, reflecting on the social and religious climate of the time. Records show that Frau Troffea danced for nearly a week, and as many as 400 people joined her. Stress-induced psychosis, ergotism from fungus-infected rye, and religious fervor …
submitted 8 months ago by IreneTheHistorian