A Time to Dance, a Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518 download epub

Only 14 left in stock (more on the way). Although this type of plague does not appear to be as well-known as other remarkable events that have occurred in history, its 1518 occurrence was not the first and not quite the last. The author does an excellent job of setting the scene for this event on the political, cultural and especially religious fronts.

The dancing plague (or dance epidemic) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania . A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518. Thriplow: Icon Books.

The dancing plague (or dance epidemic) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace, (now modern day France) in the Holy Roman Empire in July 1518. Around 400 people took to dancing for days without rest and, over the period of about one month, some of those affected collapsed or even died of heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion. Historian John Waller stated that a marathon runner could not have lasted the intense workout that these men and women did hundreds of years ag. .

Initi John Waller wrote a book about the dancing plague of 1518. In Strasbourg, July 1518, a lone woman started dancing and could not stop

Initi John Waller wrote a book about the dancing plague of 1518. If you are like me and the majority of people, you have not heard of the dancing plague of 1518 but as soon as you read on the back cover that in 1518 in Strasbourg dozens of people danced themselves to death you immediately want to know 'what the hell!'. In Strasbourg, July 1518, a lone woman started dancing and could not stop. She eventually collapsed from exhaustion, then woke up and started dancing again, and the cycle continued until her feet were bloodied and those around her sent her off to the shrine of St. Vitus some way away, in the hopes of a miraculous cure. This is truth, by the way. Not fiction.

At the same time, the extraordinary story this book tells offers rich insights into how people behave when driven .

At the same time, the extraordinary story this book tells offers rich insights into how people behave when driven beyond the limits of endurance.

In July 1518 a plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of men and women danced wildly, day after day, in the punishing summer heat. They did not want to dance, but could not stop

A Time to Dance, a Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518 by John Waller (Paperback, 2009). Current slide {CURRENT SLIDE} of {TOTAL SLIDES}- Compare similar products. In July 1518 a plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. They did not want to dance, but could not stop.

Waller does a remarkable job of getting to the causes of the epidemic, looking at things from every angle. He notes, for instance, the terrible position of women in late medieval and early modern Europe: "One of the few freedoms a poor wife possessed was being able to opt for burial apart from her spouse. In a remarkable and no doubt unconscious echo of this, there is no mention in the index of Frau Troffea

In Waller’s book A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518, he says: "That the event took place, is undisputed.

In Waller’s book A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518, he says: "That the event took place, is undisputed. Waller explained that historical records documenting the deaths from the plague, such as cathedral sermons, physician notes, local and regional chronicles, and even notes issued by the Strasbourg city council are all "unambiguous on the fact that the victims danced.

1. Signs of the Times. 19. Plagues and Priests. John Waller is a historian of medicine at Michigan State University

1. John Waller is a historian of medicine at Michigan State University. Educated at the universities of Oxford and London, he is the author of several other books, including The Real Oliver Twist (Icon, 2005), The Discovery of the Germ (2002) and Fabulous Science (OUP, 2002). He lives with his wife and daughter in Michigan.

The dancing plague that afflicted Strasbourg in the summer of 1518 is at the heart of John Waller’s fascinating .

The dancing plague that afflicted Strasbourg in the summer of 1518 is at the heart of John Waller’s fascinating book. He finds plausible explanations for the weird ‘choreomania’ in the conjunction of social misery, hysteria and religious convictions and, in doing so, conjures up a vanished world of arcane rituals, beliefs and fears. Reading Waller’s book is like staring at a Brueghel painting of peasant life and watching it come suddenly and unexpectedly to life.

This is the true story of a wild dancing epidemic that brought death and fear to a 16th-century city, and the terrifying supernatural beliefs from which it arose

This is the true story of a wild dancing epidemic that brought death and fear to a 16th-century city, and the terrifying supernatural beliefs from which it arose. In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. Throughout August and early September more and more were seized by the same terrible compulsion.