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The paper examines the 1518 Strasbourg dancing plague, exploring its causation theories and the cures attempted, highlighting the tension between medieval religious interpretations and emerging early modern medical theories. It analyzes contemporary accounts to illustrate how societal beliefs about disease and divine punishment evolved during this period. Ultimately, the outbreak serves as a case study in the transition from religious to naturalistic understandings of health and illness.

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