title: [Pertinence of the Elias approach in history of medicine].
abstract: Norbert Elias has notably influenced the historiography of the Early Modern Period since the 1970s. In the course of the borrowing of his concepts by different disciplines, the uniqueness of these concepts was nevertheless altered. This article aims to show that Elias' 'Sociology of configurations' proposed an original point of view on Longue Durée in history. It thus suggests: 1) to re-evaluate the historical dimension of Elias' sociology; 2) to question eventual contributions to present-day research to the history of medicine and health.
authors.affiliation: Université de Genève, Institut d'histoire de la médecine et la santé - CMU, Case postale 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wenger
mesh_terms: D002962:Civilization / Q000266:history*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D006663:Historiography; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D012961:Sociology / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States