She Couldn't Stop Dancing - The 1518 Plague That Killed Hundreds (Strasbourg Mystery) скачать в хорошем качестве

She Couldn't Stop Dancing - The 1518 Plague That Killed Hundreds (Strasbourg Mystery)

July 14, 1518. Strasbourg. A woman steps into the street and begins to dance. No music. No reason. She can't stop. Within a week, 34 people join her. By August, 400 are dancing in the streets. Some dance until their hearts give out. This is the Dancing Plague of 1518. Real. Documented. And completely unexplained for 500 years. Witness the strangest mass hysteria event in recorded history. Discover what drove hundreds of people to dance themselves to death in medieval Strasbourg. Explore the theories: ergot poisoning that caused hallucinations, or mass psychogenic illness triggered by famine, plague, and unbearable stress. Learn about Frau Troffea, the first dancer. The city's disastrous response hiring musicians that made it worse. The desperate pilgrimage to Saint Vitus's shrine. And why modern psychologists believe this terrifying phenomenon could happen again. Based on historical chronicles from Sebastian Brant, city council records, and contemporary accounts. This isn't legend. This is documented history that reveals disturbing truths about the human mind under extreme stress.