The Dancing Plague of 1518: When Fear and Faith Set a City in Motion

By Fred Green

In the summer of 1518, a woman stepped into the streets of Strasbourg and began to dance. She didn't stop. Within days, dozens joined her. Within weeks, hundreds were moving their bodies without control - some collapsing from exhaustion, others dancing until death.

This was no celebration. It was no festival. It was the Dancing Plague - one of the most bizarre, haunting, and unexplained events in history.

The Dancing Plague of 1518: When Fear and Faith Set a City in Motion takes you deep into the mystery that terrified Europe. Why did ordinary people lose control of their bodies? Was it a curse, a punishment from God, a deadly poison, or a mass outbreak of hysteria?

Step inside a city caught between faith and fear, where priests, doctors, and leaders struggled to understand a disaster that defied all reason. Discover how belief in saints, fear of sin, famine, and superstition created the perfect storm for one of the strangest epidemics the world has ever seen.

This book is more than history - it is a thrilling journey into the human mind. It shows how fear spreads like fire, how faith shapes reality, and how the mysteries of the past still echo today.

If you love true history that reads like a thriller, if you are fascinated by mysteries, epidemics, psychology, and dark legends, this book will pull you in and not let you go.

Uncover the story that still dances on after five centuries - a story of terror, belief, and the fragile line between reason and madness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FTXLTKJ8
• ISBN13: 9798268251937
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"