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Vitus tradition; J. F. C. Hecker; Benjamin Guy Babington

Posthumous or imagined likeness of St. Vitus.
Posthumous or imagined likeness of St. Vitus. Source · CC BY-SA 2.0
St. Vitus and the Dancing Mania

Vitus tradition; J. F. C. Hecker; Benjamin Guy Babington

medieval passion tradition; Hecker 1832, Babington translation 1833/1888 · Medieval · Hagiography

St. Vitus and the Dancing Mania joins two histories that later language often confuses: the hagiographic cult of a youthful martyr and the medical naming of involuntary or epidemic movement.

high medical relevanceSaintsMadness / MindIllness / Body