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Paracelsus
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Paracelsus, the famous physician and alchemist, referenced the 1518 Strasbourg dancing plague in later writings, describing it as a case of involuntary movement caused by "the imagination" and comparing it to other forms of mass delusion.
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The Dancing Plague of 1518
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Daniel Greiser
Co-documented with Paracelsus in 1 published dossier, including “The Dancing Plague of 1518”.
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St. Vitus cult and clergy
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