The Dancing Plague of 1518: Unraveling the Mystery of Strasbourg's Dance Epidemic
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Discover the bizarre tale of the Dancing Plague of 1518, where hundreds in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably for weeks. Explore the desperate measures taken by the city and the theories historians debate to this day. Chapters: 00:00 The Dancing Plague 00:16 Growth of the Plague 00:32 Strasbourg 1518 00:45 Psychological Breaking Point 01:01 Exponential Growth 01:14 A City in Crisis 01:27 Physical Collapse 01:37 The Diagnosis 01:53 Dancers After Stages Built 02:07 Prayer as Medicine 02:23 Exile the Afflicted 02:34 The Attribution Problem 02:50 The Modern Diagnosis 03:03 The Case Closes 03:16 Why Ergot Fails 03:29 Full Circle
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