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.
