Mass Hysteria in Schools

Mass Hysteria in Schools
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9781476614267
ISBN-13 : 1476614261
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Book Synopsis Mass Hysteria in Schools by : Robert E. Bartholomew

Download or read book Mass Hysteria in Schools written by Robert E. Bartholomew and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively surveys the colorful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, documenting outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares, to modern incidents of collapsing bands, itching frenzies, ghost panics and mystery illnesses. Strange behaviors and illnesses in students are examined through the centuries. Possessed children went into trance states and began to bark like dogs in 16th and 17th century Holland; an epidemic of twitching, trembling and blackout spells swept through European schools during the latter 1800s; an outbreak of Tourette's-like symptoms struck schoolgirls in western New York in 2011-12. In addition to the US and Europe, separate chapters detail accounts from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania. A variety of theories to explain outbreaks are examined.


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