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A call in the universal spirit of Christ Jesus : to all the wicked and impenitent sinners in the world, but more especially to the inhabitants of England, with the city of London, that they all may repent and turn to God, with all their hearts, before his wrath be more kindled, and his future judgements more appear to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their manifold horrible sins and transgressions : this came upon me to write, at the apprehension I had of that sudden fear which many people were suprised with, at the late earthquake, of what would befall them /
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A colorful history of popular delusions /
Published 2015Table of Contents: “…Rumor and gossip : "psssst" -- Fads : the next big thing -- Crazes : going overboard -- Manias : "what ardently we wish, we soon believe" -- Urban legends : living folklore -- Stampedes and panics -- Anxiety hysteria : the power of sudden fear -- Classical mass hysteria : psychological gremlins -- 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 -- Postscript : lessons to heed.…”
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