Wellness beyond words [electronic resource] : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / T.S. Harvey.
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TextPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013Description: xii, 243 p. : illISBN: 9780826352750 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Mayan languages -- Guatemala | Language and medicine -- Guatemala | Oral communication -- Guatemala | Anthropological linguistics -- Guatemala | Mayas -- Languages | Public health -- Guatemala | Guatemala -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.44/97281 LOC classification: PM3361 | .H39 2013Online resources: Click to View Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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