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Also, from Britannica^0: In July 1518, a woman whose name was given as Frau (Mrs.) Troffea (or Trauffea) stepped into the street and began dancing. She seemed
by graderjs 4y ago
Also, from Britannica^0:
In July 1518, a woman whose name was given as Frau (Mrs.) Troffea (or Trauffea) stepped into the street and began dancing. She seemed unable to stop, and she kept dancing until she collapsed from exhaustion. After resting, she resumed the compulsive frenzied activity. She continued this way for days, and within a week more than 30 other people were similarly afflicted. They kept going long past the point of injury. City authorities were alarmed by the ever-increasing number of dancers. The civic and religious leaders theorized that more dancing was the solution, and so they arranged for guildhalls for the dancers to gather in, musicians to accompany the dancing, and professional dancers to help the afflicted to continue dancing…”
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^0: https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518 https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518
- flangola7 4y agoWas it some kind of brain infection? What causes this?
- mseepgood 4y agoBoredom and lack of fun in an uptight society.
- jl6 4y agoThe article gives two possible explanations (LSD-like food poisoning, and “mass psychogenic illness”). There’s a chance it could be an elaborate hoax, or misunderstanding.
- HopenHeyHi 4y agoIt was the dreaded Hildegard von Blingin'. Be warned on clicking yonder hyperlinks least ye be similarly afflicted! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRIfsFefatg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRIfsFefatg Varily they did try to summon a hero during those dark days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx-x_1lIXh4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx-x_1lIXh4 But lo, some tried to escape by way of sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eSnSBP1Po https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9eSnSBP1Po Some say this evil lasted as late as 1576: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6LOWKVq5sQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6LOWKVq5sQ
- themodelplumber 4y agoOne of the linked papers talks about involuntary trance and the capacity for such a phenomenon to spread through extant systemic stress or fear. We know humans can be captured or gripped by any number of involuntary phenomena, particularly when it becomes a social effect and in effect reduces individual conscious control in favor of the social locus. So that lens seems fairly valid on its face. This also took place during extraordinarily harsh times even for that particular point in history. There had been massive floods and damage to crops, with food prices soaring, in addition to newly-spreading syphilis. There was probably a fairly strong unconscious sense of loss of control in the first place.
- DANmode 4y ago> There had been massive floods Hm. Mycotoxins?
- HlessClaudesman 4y agoCordyceps.
- refurb 4y ago“The human brain is a hell of a drug.” The idea of mass psychogenic illness is pretty well known and even happens today. You’ll read about some school where a bad smell comes up, some kid faints and then suddenly the class is on their way to the hospital, only to find out there was no exposure.
- macrolocal 4y ago“I can bring whole cities to ruin And still have time to get a soft-shoe in”
- teddyh 4y agoQuote from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 6, episode 7, Once More, With Feeling (2001): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_More,_with_Feeling_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_More,_with_Feeling_(Buffy...
- pcthrowaway 4y agoThat was a phenomenal episode of television
- tough 4y agoYeah I kinda hate musicals and loved that one, so whimsical.
- pantulis 4y ago"I bought Nero his very first fiddle!"
- afavour 4y ago> The civic and religious leaders theorized that more dancing was the solution Reminds me of those pushing for “herd immunity” at the beginning of the Covid outbreak!