Mass Hysteria in Schools
Subtitle: A Worldwide History Since 1566
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780786478880
Subjects: Educational sociology; Social psychology; Hysteria (social psychology); Witchcraft; Education, history
Description: "This book comprehensively surveys the colorful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools--from outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares to twitching and shaking epidemics in 19th century European schools, to more contemporary incidents of collapsing bands, itching frenzies, ghost panics and mystery illnesses"--