The History of Massage
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The History of Massage

An Illustrated Survey from around the World

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The History of Massage

An Illustrated Survey from around the World

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The first comprehensive history of massage. • Written by Robert Noah Calvert, the founder of Massage Magazine. • Includes 200 black-and-white illustrations. • The definitive resource for all students and professionals in the fields of massage and bodywork. From the people of ancient Greece to the tribes of the Pacific Ocean, massage has been a significant element in medicine, midwifery, folk healing, and athletics. Yet the rich presence of healing touch is rarely manifest in the telling of human history. Now, for the first time, Robert Noah Calvert offers a comprehensive history of massage that spans the globe. Starting with the healing art's ancient foundations, Calvert's History of Massage leads us through Greek temples and Middle Eastern bathhouses, Chinese martial arts traditions and Native American sweat lodges, to discover the significant role of touch therapy in the life of the world's people. With rich use of anecdote and illustrated text, the author details the cross-cultural healing and sensual applications of massage, the development of massage technologies, and the emerging trends of massage in the twenty-first century. The History of Massage is groundbreaking work that should not be missed by anyone interested in massage and its benefits for healing.

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Publisher
Healing Arts Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9781594775918
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Patricia Benjamin, Ph.D.
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. What Is Massage?
  8. 2. Shamanic and Priestly Origins of Massage
  9. 3. Massage in the Ancient World: Babylonia, Egypt, China, and India
  10. 4. Massage in the Ancient World: Greece and Rome
  11. 5. Keeping the Faith: Massage from the Fall of the Roman Empire to the Nineteenth Century
  12. 6. Nineteenth-century Massage in Gymnastics and Movement Therapy
  13. 7. First Steps to Credibility: Massage in Nineteenth-century Medicine
  14. 8. Massage in Nineteenth-century Alternative Therapeutic and Restorative Cultures
  15. 9. Massage Tools and Mediums
  16. 10. The Evolution of Massage Technique
  17. 11. The Golden Age of Massage
  18. Epilogue: The Future of Massage in the New Millennium
  19. Endnotes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index
  22. About the Author
  23. About Inner Traditions
  24. Copyright