In medieval Europe, strange illnesses were often explained through religion, superstition, or fear of divine punishment. Yet few events were as disturbing or as poorly understood as the outbreak in ...

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A dancing plague from the medieval period is the focal point for a conversation surrounding the importance of caring for our environment in Syracuse. “Hysteria,” the latest video installation by Light ...

What exactly happened in Strasbourg during the mysterious dancing plague of 1518? Lets travel back in time and have a look at the Mysterious Dancing Plague of 1518. Mark Sanchez in stable condition ...

This isn’t about that night you dropped too much MDMA at the club. And no, it’s not a Yeah Yeah Yeahs track either (even if “dance, dance, dance ’til you’re dead” would’ve been a fitting soundtrack).

The year was 1518. It was July. On a city street of Strasbourg, France, a woman by the name of Frau Troffea began to dance. It was strange for a woman to begin dancing, alone, in public. What was even ...

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