Tarantism

He calls the disease anteneasmus, by which is meant, no doubt, the enthousiasmus of the Greek physicians.

We cite this phenomenon as an important forerunner of Tarantism, under the conviction that we have thus added to the evidence that the development of this latter must have been founded on circumstances which existed from the twelfth to the end of the fourteenth century.

for the origin of tarantism itself is referable with the utmost probability to a period between the middle and the end of this century and consequently contemporaneous with that of the st vitus's dance

Hanging out at the pool is great.

This belief, which resembled the delusion of those insane persons who, being by artful management freed from the imagined causes of their sufferings, are but for a short time released from their false notions, was attended with the most injurious effects, for in consequence of it those affected necessarily became, by degrees, convinced of the incurable nature of their disorder.

They expected relief indeed, but not a cure from music.

and when the heat of summer awakened a recollection of the dances of the preceding year they like the st vitus's dancers of the same period before st vitus's day again grew dejected and misanthropic until by music and dancing they dispelled the melancholy which had become with them a kind of sensual enjoyment Under such favourable circumstances it is clear that Tarantism must every year have made further progress.

The number of those affected by it increased beyond all belief, for whoever had either actually been or even fancied that he had been once bitten by a poisonous spider or scorpion made his appearance annually wherever the merry notes of the Tarantella resounded.

Recording by Martin Geeson.

Chapter two, section one, Tarantism.

It was of the utmost advantage to the St. Vitus's dancers that they made choice of a favourite patron saint, for, not to mention that people were inclined to compare them to the possessed with evil spirits described in the Bible, and thence to consider them as innocent victims to the power of Satan, the name of their great intercessor recommended them to general commiseration, and a magic boundary was thus set to every harsh feeling which might otherwise have proved hostile to their safety.

Other fanatics were not so fortunate, being often treated with the most relentless cruelty whenever the notions of the Middle Ages either excused or commanded it as a religious duty.

But on the causes of their malady this obscure writer adds nothing further than that he believes, oddly enough, that it may sometimes be excited by the bite of a mad dog.

He calls the disease Antenaasmus, by which is meant, no doubt, the Enthusiasmus of the Greek physicians.

We cite this phenomenon as an important forerunner of Tarantism, under the conviction that we have thus added to the evidence that the development of this latter must have been founded on circumstances which existed from the twelfth to the end of the fourteenth century.

For the origin of Tarantism itself is referable with the utmost probability to a period between the middle and the end of this century, and consequently contemporaneous with that of the St. Vitus's Dance, 1374.

Chapter two, section one.

Tarantism.

It was of the utmost advantage to the St. Vitus's dancers that they made choice of a favorite patron saint, for, not to mention that people were inclined to compare them to the possessed with evil spirits described in the Bible, and thence to consider them as innocent victims to the power of Satan, the name of their great intercessor recommended them to general commiseration, and a magic boundary was thus set to every harsh feeling which might otherwise have proved hostile to their safety.

Other fanatics were not so fortunate, being often treated with the most relentless cruelty, whenever the notions of the Middle Ages either excused or commanded it as a religious duty.

But on the causes of their malady this obscure writer adds nothing further than that he believes, oddly enough, that it may sometimes be excited by the bite of a mad dog.

He calls the disease Antinaeasmus, by which is meant no doubt the Enthusiasmus of the Greek physicians.

We cite this phenomenon as an important forerunner of Tarantism, under the conviction that we have thus added to the evidence that the development of this latter must have been founded on circumstances which existed from the twelfth to the end of the fourteenth century.

For the origin of Tarantism itself is referable with the utmost probability to a period between the middle and the end of this century, and consequently contemporaneous with that of the St. Vitus's dance, 1374.

For question four, we're going to play for a copy of my book.

In southern Italy, a different historical dancing phenomenon known as Tarantism was traditionally blamed on which one of these things? A.

Eating spoiled olives.

B.