Tea in China : a religious and cultural history

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"Tea in China explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view of an everyday commodity and popular beverage. The work traces the development of tea drinking from its mythical origins to the nineteenth century and examines the changes in...

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Main Author: Benn, James A., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Tea in literature.
Tea > Social aspects > China.
Tea > China > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Tea > Social aspects.
Te > religiösa aspekter > historia.
Te > sociala aspekter > historia.
Te i litteraturen.
Tea.
Tea > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
China.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Tea as a religious and cultural commodity in traditional China
  • The early history of tea: myth and reality
  • Buddhism and tea during the Tang Dynasty
  • Tea poetry in Tang China
  • The patron saint of tea: religious aspects of the life and work of Lu Yu
  • Tea: invigorating the body, mind, and society in the Song Dynasty
  • Tea comes to Japan: Eisai's Kissa yojoki
  • Religion and culture in the tea economy of late imperial China
  • Conclusions.

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