THIS STRASBOURG DANCING MANIA OF 1518

In the autumn of 1518, the city of Strasbourg was overwhelmed by a most peculiar and frightening phenomenon. A woman named Frau Troffea abruptly began to jig in the streets, apparently without any cause or provocation. Her frantic dancing continued for weeks, and soon others joined her in this strange spectacle. Thousands of people, it is said, be

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