Originally published: A time to dance, a time to die. Thriplow [England] : Icon Books, 2008.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-264) and index.
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Signs of the times -- Plagues and priests -- Hard times -- The death dance -- The mystery of Frau Troffea's dance -- Trance fever -- Of music and hot blood -- Lords of the dance -- Volte face -- Holy magic -- Aftermath -- Death of a curse -- The mind incarnate -- Charcot's error.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In the summer of 1518, possibly 100 people dance to their deaths in one of the most bizarre and terrifying plagues in history. Waller pens a gripping tale of one of history's oddest events, and examines what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human nature.