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I read this book as a part of the Dance Fever reading list created by Florence + The Machine and it did not disappoint.
I have been fascinated by the dancing plague of 1518 for years and this book was a brilliant commentary not just on how conservative Christians (primarily men) tried to explain away the plague by blaming it on women, but also how conservatives reacted to the very real coronavirus outbreak of 2020 that continues to this day.
The illustrations were designed to look like medieval ar ...more
I have been fascinated by the dancing plague of 1518 for years and this book was a brilliant commentary not just on how conservative Christians (primarily men) tried to explain away the plague by blaming it on women, but also how conservatives reacted to the very real coronavirus outbreak of 2020 that continues to this day.
The illustrations were designed to look like medieval ar ...more
