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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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Introduction
1. What Is Massage?
2. Shamanic and Priestly Origins of Massage
3. Massage in the Ancient World: Babylonia,
Egypt, China and India
4. Massage in the Ancient World: Greece and
Rome
5. Keeping the Faith: Massage from the Fall
of the Roman Empire to the 19th Century
6. Nineteenth Century Massage in Gymnastics
and Movement Therapy
7. First Steps to Credibility: Massage in Nineteenth-century
Medicine
8. Massage in Nineteenth-century Alternative
Therapeutic and Restorative Cultures
9. Massage Tools and Mediums
10. The Evolution of Massage Techniques
11. The Golden Age of Massage
Epilogue
Endnotes
Acknowledgments
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