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13 O’Clock Episode 524: Dancing Manias of the Middle Ages
The dancing manias of medieval and early modern Europe remain among history’s strangest examples of collective behavior. Beginning with legendary accounts such as the dancers of Kölbigk and culminating in major outbreaks along the Rhine in 1374 and Strasbourg in 1518, groups of people reportedly danced uncontrollably for hours or even days, sometimes collapsing from … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Episode 524: Dancing Manias of the Middle Ages
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