The History of Massage: An Illustrated Survey from Around the World

By Robert Noah Calvert

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892818816
• ISBN13: 9780892818815
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Healing Arts Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive book bar none

If you are a massage therapist, bodyworker, or do energy work, this book will enlighten, amaze, and inform. This is the most comprehensive book on bodywork you can find on the market, bar none. If you are currently engaged in research on the healing arts, or bodywork modalities, this book provides a valuable resource via its bibliography. If you are interested in the history of healing with regards its origins, development, and cultural nuances, this book will astonish you. The book may also appeal to a wide audience interested in healing methods, and various lineages down through the centuries, and their many spin offs. Simply stated, a great book which is comprehensive in scope.

Fascinating coverage of the evolution of massage techniques

Robert Noah Calvert's History Of Massage is an informative and illustrated history covers massage techniques and rituals from around the world through the ages, from its ongoing medical use as a therapy and curative to the varying techniques for addressing different illnesses and needs. A fascinating coverage of the evolution of massage techniques.