Wellness Beyond Words
Download or Read eBook Wellness Beyond Words PDF written by T. S. Harvey and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : T. S. Harvey |
| Publisher | : UNM Press |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780826352736 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0826352731 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Wellness Beyond Words by : T. S. Harvey
Book excerpt: "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"--
