List of illustrations Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Glossary Introduction: defiled trades Part I. The Meaning of Dishonor in Early Modern Society: 1. Medieval versus early modern dishonor 2. Honor, status and pollution Part II. The Dishonorable Milieu: 3. The status of executioners and skinners, 1500-1700 4. Living on the periphery of dishonor Part III. Paradoxical Dishonor: Punishment and Healing: 5. The infamous fur coat, or the unintended consequences of social discipline 6. The executioner's healing touch: health and honor in early modern German medical practice Part IV. Artisanal Honor and Urban Politics: 7. Guardians of honor: artisans versus magistrates 8. Honor and dishonor in the eighteenth century Conclusion: dishonor and the society of orders Select bibliography Index.
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