Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. A former broadcast journalist and contributor to news organizations such as the Associated Press and United Press International, he currently teaches at Botany College in Auckland, New Zealand.

• Table of ContentsForeword     Preface     SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW     1. Mass Hysteria and Social Delusions     SECTION TWO: MASS HYSTERIA IN CLOSED SETTINGS     2. Epidemic Hysteria in Schools     3. Epidemic Hysteria at Work     SECTION THREE: MASS HYSTERIA IN COMMUNITIES     4. The Mad Gasser of Virginia     5. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon     6. Pokémon TV Show Sickens Thousands in Japan     7. Rethinking the Medieval Dancing Mania     SECTION FOUR: COLLECTIVE DELUSIONS     8. Penis Panics     9. Imaginary Air Raids on Canada     10. The Phantom Sniper of Esher, England     11. The Ghost Rockets     12. The Wish Mania as a Moral Panic in Reverse     13. Before Roswell     14. The Martian Invasion Panic     SECTION FIVE: MAJOR ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS     15. From Demon Possession to Environmental Fears     Notes     Index

“vivid title”—Hysteria; “the book will interest any reader...it is extensively documented and food for thought”—Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences; “important…extensive critical apparatus”—Fortean Times; “addresses major issues”—Reference & Research Book News.

Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. A former broadcast journalist and contributor to news organizations such as the Associated Press and United Press International, he currently teaches at Botany College in Auckland, New Zealand.

• Table of ContentsForeword     Preface     SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW     1. Mass Hysteria and Social Delusions     SECTION TWO: MASS HYSTERIA IN CLOSED SETTINGS     2. Epidemic Hysteria in Schools     3. Epidemic Hysteria at Work     SECTION THREE: MASS HYSTERIA IN COMMUNITIES     4. The Mad Gasser of Virginia     5. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon     6. Pokémon TV Show Sickens Thousands in Japan     7. Rethinking the Medieval Dancing Mania     SECTION FOUR: COLLECTIVE DELUSIONS     8. Penis Panics     9. Imaginary Air Raids on Canada     10. The Phantom Sniper of Esher, England     11. The Ghost Rockets     12. The Wish Mania as a Moral Panic in Reverse     13. Before Roswell     14. The Martian Invasion Panic     SECTION FIVE: MAJOR ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS     15. From Demon Possession to Environmental Fears     Notes     Index

“vivid title”—Hysteria; “the book will interest any reader...it is extensively documented and food for thought”—Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences; “important…extensive critical apparatus”—Fortean Times; “addresses major issues”—Reference & Research Book News.

Robert E. Bartholomew has taught sociology in Australia at The Flinders University of South Australia and James Cook University in Queensland. A former broadcast journalist and contributor to news organizations such as the Associated Press and United Press International, he currently teaches at Botany College in Auckland, New Zealand.

• Table of ContentsForeword     Preface     SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW     1. Mass Hysteria and Social Delusions     SECTION TWO: MASS HYSTERIA IN CLOSED SETTINGS     2. Epidemic Hysteria in Schools     3. Epidemic Hysteria at Work     SECTION THREE: MASS HYSTERIA IN COMMUNITIES     4. The Mad Gasser of Virginia     5. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon     6. Pokémon TV Show Sickens Thousands in Japan     7. Rethinking the Medieval Dancing Mania     SECTION FOUR: COLLECTIVE DELUSIONS     8. Penis Panics     9. Imaginary Air Raids on Canada     10. The Phantom Sniper of Esher, England     11. The Ghost Rockets     12. The Wish Mania as a Moral Panic in Reverse     13. Before Roswell     14. The Martian Invasion Panic     SECTION FIVE: MAJOR ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS     15. From Demon Possession to Environmental Fears     Notes     Index

“vivid title”—Hysteria; “the book will interest any reader...it is extensively documented and food for thought”—Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences; “important…extensive critical apparatus”—Fortean Times; “addresses major issues”—Reference & Research Book News.