- Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 243 p.) : ill.
- 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"--
- Uniform Title
- Wellness beyond words (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Wellness beyond words (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2012035739
- OCLC
- ssj0000820590
- Author
Harvey, T. S., 1972-
- Title
Wellness beyond words [electronic resource] : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / T. S. Harvey.
- Imprint
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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