Wellness beyond words
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. - 1 online resource (264 p.)
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"--
9780826352750 0826352758
Mayas--Languages.
Anthropological linguistics--Guatemala.
Oral communication--Guatemala.
Language and medicine--Guatemala.
Mayan languages--Guatemala.
Guatemala--Public health.
Guatemala--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
PM3361 / .H39 2013
306.44/97281
Wellness beyond words Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / [electronic resource] : T.S. Harvey. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (264 p.)
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"--
9780826352750 0826352758
Mayas--Languages.
Anthropological linguistics--Guatemala.
Oral communication--Guatemala.
Language and medicine--Guatemala.
Mayan languages--Guatemala.
Guatemala--Public health.
Guatemala--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
PM3361 / .H39 2013
306.44/97281