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Subject(s)

• Chorea, Epidemic—France—Strasbourg—History—16th century [Browse]
• Strasbourg (France)—Social conditions—16th century [Browse]

Summary note

The true story of a wild dancing epidemic that brought death and fear to a 16th-century city, and the terrifying supernatural beliefs from which it arose.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-255) and index.

Contents

• Signs of the times
• Plagues and priests
• Hard times
• The death dance
• The mystery of Frau Troffea's dance
• Trance fever
• Of music and hot blood
• Lords of the dance
• Volte face
• Holy magic
• Aftermath
• Death of a curse
• The mind incarnate
• Charcot's error.

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ISBN

• 9781848310216 ((hbk.))
• 1848310218 ((hbk.))

LCCN

2009368648

OCLC

225871644

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