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.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Mayan languages--Guatemala.
Language and medicine--Guatemala.
Oral communication--Guatemala.
Anthropological linguistics--Guatemala.
Mayas--Languages.
Public health--Guatemala.
Guatemala--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
PM3361 / .H39 2013eb
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. - 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.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Mayan languages--Guatemala.
Language and medicine--Guatemala.
Oral communication--Guatemala.
Anthropological linguistics--Guatemala.
Mayas--Languages.
Public health--Guatemala.
Guatemala--Social conditions.
Electronic books.
PM3361 / .H39 2013eb
306.44/97281