Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction IX
4. Part I: Entering the World of Learned Medicine
5. Prologue: The “Learned” Physician. On the History of an Ideal 3
6. Choosing a Profession 11
7. The Study of Medicine 24
8. Learned Habitus 82
9. Part II: Learned Medical Practice
10. From theory to practice 117
11. Pathology 121
12. External Causes of Illness 146
13. Diagnosis 155
14. Therapeutic Practice 181
15. Diseases 221
16. Pediatrics 316
17. Diseases of Women 323
18. Knowledge from Experience: The Rise of Empiricism 357
19. Part III: Physicians, Patients, and Lay Medical Culture
20. The rise of the learned medical profession 409
21. Private Practice 410
22. Municipal Physicians 414
23. Court Physicians 423
24. Everyday Practice 438
25. The Physician-Patient Relationship 447
26. Alternatives to Medical Treatment by Physicians 507
27. Learned Physicians and Lay Medical Culture 524
28. Conclusion 544
29. Sources
30. Visual sources – List of illustrations 553
31. Manuscript Sources 555
32. Printed Works 559
33. Index 603