RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116219467129086436
An alternate way of viewing this instead of using medical terms like "psychosis" is to view it through the lens of #folklore . Folklore beliefs fall into a bunch of different categories:
Positive for oneself and others: Helping the poor, being honest in your dealings with others and so forth are a good thing, especially in close-knit communities where your reputation will follow you everywhere.
Mostly harmless: The existence of ghosts and similar hauntings.
Harmful to self: Spending lots of money on Magical Treasure Hunts in order to get rich quickly (frankly, thar was the Bitcoin mania of the Early Modern Period).
Harmful to others: Belief in witches, changelings, antisemitic narratives, and so forth.
Really, many modern popular beliefs can and should be viewed through the lens of folklore - the recent anti-autism hysteria in the USA is a perfect example of this.
The dwarf king Hibich was able to roam the surface near the town of Bad Grund - until Imperial forces put an end to this during the Thirty Years' War.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dwarf
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dwarf_King_Hibich
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