The article analyzes the work of practitioners, especially bleeders and surgeons, in nineteenth-century Minas Gerais. Once surgical and medical courses had been established in Brazil, conflicts between academically trained medical workers and folk practitioners intensified. Bleeders and surgeons with no academic training nevertheless remained active in the health area.
Análise do papel desempenhado pelos manuais de medicina na difusão do saber médico entre a população leiga no Brasil ao longo do século XIX. Os manuais analisados serão escolhidos entre os textos voltados ao público sem formação acadêmica e com dificuldades, de diversas ordens, em encontrar os médicos no século XIX no Brasil. A idéia que norteia o artigo é avaliar em que medida os manuais de medicina popular exerciam o papel de divulgadores do conhecimento médico sistematizado nas academias.
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