tarantism

The phenomenon of tarantism is consistent with mass psychogenic illness.

It was well-received, but was considered a disappointment in comparison to Tarantism.

Historical superstition has it that the spider's bite can produce severe symptoms called tarantism.

The music used to treat dancing mania appears to be similar to that used in the case of tarantism though little is known about either.

The stated belief of the time was that victims needed to engage in frenzied dancing to prevent death from tarantism.

Although the popular belief persists that tarantism results from a spider bite, it remains scientifically unsubstantiated.

It is less known than their previous album, Tarantism, but is probably their best known work apart from that.

That spider, L. tarantula, was blamed for the pain and suffering (and occasional death) associated with tarantism.

Mr. Winspeare, who previously made documentaries (including one on tarantism), calls this first feature "a declaration of love for my country."

In Italy, a similar phenomenon was tarantism, in which the victims were said to have been poisoned by a tarantula or scorpion.

Donaldson, Cavanagh, and Rankin (1997) conclude that the actual cause or causes of tarantism remain unknown.

It is believed that this species is the cause of tarantism, often falsely attributed to the wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula).

Some people once believed the tarantella cured tarantism, supposedly an uncontrollable impulse to dance incited by the tarantula's bite.

In 1997, Tito & Tarantula released its long-awaited and highly-acclaimed debut album Tarantism.

Another medical condition that has historically been claimed to arise from spider bites is Tarantism, although there is very scant research supporting this supposed condition.

A study of the phenomenon in 1959 by religious history professor Ernesto de Martino revealed that most cases of tarantism were probably unrelated to spider bites.

The earliest studied cases linked with epidemic hysteria are the dancing manias of the Middle Ages, including St. John's Dance and tarantism.

In late 1997, following the release of Tarantism, the band recruited percussionist Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez, probably best known for his work with Oingo Boingo.

Cancellieri, in part attributes this illness not only to the spiders but to the locale, since Tarantism was mainly seen in Abruzzo, Puglia, and Calabria.

This album was their first to feature drummer Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez, who had been hired as a percussionist shortly after the release of Tarantism, replacing Nick Vincent.

Francesco Cancellieri in his highly erudite and over-citationed treatise on Tarantism, takes note of both semi-scientific, literary, and popular observations, both recent and those from texts of ancient authors, giving each similar weight.

The Land of Remorse: A Study of Southern Italian Tarantism (translated by D.L. Zinn with an introduction of V. Crapanzano), London: Free Association Books.

This genus includes the European Lycosa tarantula which was once associated with tarantism, a dubious affliction whose symptoms included shaking, cold sweats, and a high fever, asserted to be curable only by the traditional tarantella dance.

In the Italian Taranto, Apulia, the bite of a locally common type of wolf spider, named "tarantula" after the region, was popularly believed to be highly poisonous and to lead to a hysterical condition known as tarantism.

For most of its 32 minutes, "Cassandra Geminni" hurtles ahead on a tightly wound, breakneck guitar riff; its first section is called "Tarantism," named for the uncontrollable urge to dance supposedly caused by a tarantula's bite.