Tarantismo observado en España ... y memorias para escribir la historia del insecto llamado Tarántula, efectos de su veneno en el cuerpo humano, y curación por la música ..
"First edition of this medical and psychological assessment of the phenomenon of the Tarantola or Tarantella dance, a trance-like ecstatic dance. Popular belief was that the bite of this spider caused a disease called 'tarantismo,' which led to a period of melancholy and ultimately de...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Castellano |
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[Madrid] :
en la Imprenta de Manuel González
1787
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005456049708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | "First edition of this medical and psychological assessment of the phenomenon of the Tarantola or Tarantella dance, a trance-like ecstatic dance. Popular belief was that the bite of this spider caused a disease called 'tarantismo,' which led to a period of melancholy and ultimately death. The only way to avoid death was a frenzied, uncontrollable dance, set to music, and called the 'tarantella.' Over time the music associated with this has become more stylized, using guitars, violins, and tambourines. The two engraved plates show six different varieties of Tarantellas and one Tarantella piece for guitar."-- Antiquarian bookseller's description. |
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| Physical Description: | [4], 324 p., [2] h. de lám. pleg. ; 4o |
| Place of Publication: | España -- Madrid |
