A STRASBOURG DANCING MANIA OF 1518

In the autumn of 1518, the city of Strasbourg was gripped by a most peculiar and frightening phenomenon. A woman named Frau Troffea unexpectedly began to leap in the streets, apparently without any cause or provocation. Her wild dancing continued for months, and soon others followed her in this bizarre spectacle. Thousands of people, it is said, b

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