Book
The history of massage : an illustrated survey from around the world / Robert Noah Calvert.
Record details
- ISBN: 0892818816 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xvii, 268 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, c2002.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What is massage? -- Shamanic and priestly origins of massage -- Massage in the ancient world : Babylonia, Egypt, China, and India -- Massage in the ancient world : Greece and Rome -- Keeping the faith : massage from the fall of the Roman Empire to the nineteenth century -- Nineteenth century massage in gymnastics and movement therapy -- First steps to credibility : massage in nineteenth-century medicine -- Massage in nineteenth-century alternative, therapeutic, and restorative cultures -- Massage tools and mediums -- The evolution of massage technique -- The golden age of massage. |
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| Subject: | Massage > History. Massage therapy > History. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RM 721 .C345 2002 | 30529533 | General Collection | Available | - |