Etiology of the Dancing Plague

Dance at Molenbeek

Etiology of the Dancing Plague O’Neill, Daniel InterCulture: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Volume 2, Issue 3, Fall (2005) Abstract The phenomenon of dancing mania (also Dancing Plague or choreomania) has manifested itself in various forms in cultures throughout the world since its first recorded emergence at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The Dancing Plague has often […]

Witchcraft and Women in Medieval Christianity

Illustrations depicting Waldensians as witches

Witches and vampires draw much attention on Halloween day, in the Harry Potter novels, and in vampire movies. Whether or not they believe in them in a religious sense, many people nowadays simply assume that sort of world and witchcraft might exist somewhere

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