ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2009.
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

John Waller A TIME TO DANCE, A TIME TO DIE: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE DANCING PLAGUE OF 1518.
Plesna kuga 1518. Strazbur

Icon Books Ltd, London, 2009.
270 strana.

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U samo nekoliko dana, plesno ponašanje Frau Trofee proširilo se na desetine građana Strazbura, tada u sastavu Svetog Rimskog Carstva (današnja Francuska). Do avgusta te godine, oko 400 ljudi bilo je zahvaćeno neobjašnjivim nagonima da plešu danima i noćima. Mnogi su, iscrpljeni do krajnjih granica, umrli od srčanog udara, moždanog udara ili totalnog fizičkog kolapsa.

Fascinantna istorijska studija o jednom od najzagonetnijih događaja u evropskoj istoriji - epidemiji plesa koja je zahvatila Strazbur 1518. godine. John Waller, medicinski istoričar, istražuje ovaj neobičan fenomen kada su stotine ljudi spontano počeli da plešu danima bez prestanka, neki čak do smrti. Kroz detaljno istraživanje, autor pokušava da objasni uzroke ovog misterioznog događaja, kombinujući medicinsku istoriju, sociologiju i psihologiju. Knjiga pruža uvid u srednji vek, masovne psihičke pojave i granice između nauke i folklora, čineći je idealnom za ljubitelje istorijskih misterija i medicinske istorije.

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. 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. Throughout August and early September more and more were seized by the same terrible compulsion. By the time the epidemic subsided, heat and exhaustion had claimed an untold number of lives, leaving thousands bewildered and bereaved, and an enduring enigma for future generations. Drawing on fresh evidence, John Waller`s account of the bizarre events of 1518 explains why Strasbourg`s dancing plague took place. In doing so it leads us into a largely vanished world, evoking the sights, sounds, aromas, diseases and hardships, the fervent supernaturalism, and the desperate hedonism of the late medieval world. At the same time, the extraordinary story this book tells offers rich insights into how people behave when driven beyond the limits of endurance. Above all, this is an exploration into the strangest capabilities of the human mind and the extremes to which fear and irrationality can lead us.

John Waller, istorija medicine, srednji vek, Strazbur 1518, epidemija plesa, masovne psihičke pojave, istorijske misterije...