کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1157804 959197 2008 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
In a spin: the mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
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In a spin: the mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518
چکیده انگلیسی

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?

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Endeavour - Volume 32, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 117–121
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