Wellness beyond words [electronic resource] : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / T.S. Harvey.

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Harvey, T. S, 1972-

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Project Muse

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TextPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)ISBN:

9780826352750
0826352758

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Electronic books.

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306.44/97281 23

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PM3361 .H39 2013

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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.

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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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