The history of massage: an illustrated survey from around the world/ Robert Noah Calvert.
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TextPublication details: Rochester, Vt.: Healing Arts Press, c2002.Description: xvii, 268 p.: ill.; 28 cmISBN: - 0892818816
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| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Shelf | NIH Library NIH Library | RM721 .C345 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | BK00070182 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.
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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