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Harvey, T. S., 1972-

Wellness beyond words Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / [electronic resource] : T.S. Harvey. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013. - xii, 243 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This anthropological account of Maya language use in health care in highland Guatemala explores some of the cultural and linguistic factors that can complicate communication in the practice of medicine. Bringing together the analytical tools of linguistic and medical anthropology, T. S. Harvey offers a rare comparative glimpse into Maya intra-cultural therapeutic and cross-cultural biomedical interactions"--


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780826352750 (electronic bk.)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mayan languages--Guatemala.
Language and medicine--Guatemala.
Oral communication--Guatemala.
Anthropological linguistics--Guatemala.
Mayas--Languages.
Public health--Guatemala.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Guatemala--Social conditions.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PM3361 / .H39 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 306.44/97281