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

by Robert Noah Calvert

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892818816
• ISBN13: 9780892818815
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Healing Arts Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 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.