Wellness beyond words Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care /

"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...

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Main Author: Harvey, T. S., 1972-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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300 |a xii, 243 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a "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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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