01973nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10648831 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120920s2013 nmua sb 001 0 eng d 2012035739 9780826352736 (cloth alk. paper) 9780826352750 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)825767708 ncgt--- PM3361 .H39 2013eb 306.44/97281 23 Harvey, T. S., 1972- Wellness beyond words [electronic resource] : Maya compositions of speech and silence in medical care / 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"-- Provided by publisher. 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. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10648831 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 45298 45298