Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
5. A TECHNICAL NOTE xiii
6. ABBREVIATIONS xv
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. PART I: IN THE CAPITAL
9. 1. READING PAINTINGS, PAINTING THE MEDICAL, MEDICALIZING THE STATE 23
10. 2. ANATOMY OF AN ATTITUDE: MEDICINE COMES OF AGE 81
11. PART II: BONES OF CONTENTION
12. 3. THE WORD OF THE BUDDHA 143
13. 4. THE EVIDENCE OF THE BODY: MEDICAL CHANNELS, TANTRIC KNOWING 193
14. 5. TANGLED UP IN SYSTEM: THE HEART, IN THE TEXT AND IN THE HAND 251
15. CODA: INFLUENCE, RHETORIC, AND RIDING TWO HORSES AT ONCE 265
16. PART III: ROOTS OF THE PROFESSION
17. 6. WOMEN AND GENDER 287
18. 7. THE ETHICS OF BEING HUMAN: THE DOCTOR’S FORMATION IN A MATERIAL REALM 343
19. CONCLUSION: WAYS AND MEANS FOR MEDICINE 397
20. NOTES 409
21. BIBLIOGRAPHIES 473
22. INDEX 499