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The document summarizes an unusual dancing plague that struck the city of Strasbourg in 1518. Hundreds of people were seized by an uncontrollable urge to dance, sometimes to the point of exhaustion or death. Authorities initially saw it as a natural disease caused by hot blood and encouraged more dancing as a cure. However, as deaths increased, they saw it as divine punishment instead. The epidemic was linked to similar outbreaks along the Rhine River. While ergot poisoning was considered, the sustained dan
- Author
- Bernardo Pereira
- Language
- EN