Wellness Beyond Words Maya Compositions Of Speech And Silence In Medical Care

Description:

"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"--

subjects: Medical care,  Communication in medicine,  Mayan languages,  Anthropological linguistics,  Language and medicine,  Oral communication,  Languages,  Mayas,  Social conditions,  Public health,  Communication,  Medical Anthropology,  Language