A colorful history of popular delusions / Robert E. Bartholomew and Peter Hassall.
Bartholomew, Robert E., author.; Hassall, Peter, author.
2015
HM866 .B36 2015eb
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Title A colorful history of popular delusions / Robert E. Bartholomew and Peter Hassall.
Author Bartholomew, Robert E., author.
ISBN 9781633881235 (electronic book)
1633881237 (electronic book)
9781633881228
Published Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (363 pages)
Call Number HM866 .B36 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 302/.13
Summary "This eclectic history of unusual crowd behavior describes a rich assortment of mass phenomena ranging from the amusing and quirky to the shocking and deplorable. What do fads, crazes, manias, urban legends, moral panics, riots, stampedes, and other mass expressions of emotion have in common? By creating a typology of such behavior, past and present, the authors show how common extraordinary group reactions to fear or excitement are. And they offer insights into how these sometimes dangerous mob responses can be avoided. We may not be surprised to read about the peculiarities of the European Middle Ages, when superstition was commonplace: like the meowing nuns of France, 'tarantism' (a dancing mania) in Italy, or the malicious anti-Semitic poison-well scares. But similar phenomena show up in our own era. Examples include the social-networking hysteria of 2012, which resulted in uncontrollable twitching by teenage girls in Leroy, NY; the 'phantom bus terrorist' of 2004 in Vancouver, Canada; and the itching outbreak of 2000 in South Africa. Vivid, detailed, and thoroughly researched, this is a fascinating overview of collective human behavior in its many unusual forms"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Hassall, Peter, author.
Available in Other Form Colorful history of popular delusions.
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Rumors : "Psssst"
Fads : The Next Big Thing
Crazes : Going Overboard
Manias : 'What we ardently wish we soon believe"
Urban Legends : Living Folklore
Stampedes and Panics
Classical Mass Hysteria : Psychological Gremlins
Anxiety Hysteria : The Power of Sudden Fear
Immediate Community Threats : Defending the Homeland
Moral Panics : Imagining Our Worst Fears
Riots : The Breakdown of Social Order
Small Group Panics : People Who Scared Themselves
Socially Shared Psychosis.

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