How are we to conceive of these practictioners?
| Traditional View | Recent Scolarship |
| Licensed? | Old dichotomies misleading |
| Medical corps for nonelite | Elite vs. popular |
| Nonlicensed | Licensed vs. nonlicensed |
| Alternative or quackery | Alternative vs. standard |
example: A 1767 investigation of quackery
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