Crime Salad's Weird History: The Dancing Plague of 1518 | The Dead Dance
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Dance of Despair: Historical Hysteria and Its Consequences
This chapter explores the extraordinary event in Strasbourg where 400 individuals succumbed to a mysterious compulsion to dance, leading to dire consequences. It examines the misguided responses from authorities and draws connections to collective trauma and mass hysteria in history.
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