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Dancing Plagues' Validity
- Dancing plagues, though sounding absurd, were recorded by reliable sources and corroborated by multiple chroniclers.
- They offer insights into mass sociogenic illness, though often dismissed due to their bizarre nature.
Dancing Plagues' Causes
- The dancing plagues likely weren't caused by ergot poisoning, as symptoms didn't align.
- Instead, they reflect societal anxieties and fears, manifesting in unusual behaviors.
Convent Hysteria
- Medieval convents experienced mass hysteria, often with nuns exhibiting unusual behavior due to restrictive conditions.
- One example involved nuns meowing like cats, stopped only by soldiers' physical intervention.