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

• Tác giả: T. S Harvey
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 306.4497281 Specific aspects of culture
• Thông tin xuất bản: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
• Mô tả vật lý: xii, 243 p. : , ill. ; , 24 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 132635
• Chủ đề: 1. Anthropological linguistics--Guatemala; 2. Language and medicine--Guatemala; 3. Mayan languages--Guatemala; 4. Mayas--Languages; 5. Oral communication--Guatemala

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-240) and index.

Tóm tắt

"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.