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The Japanese way of tea : from its origins in China to Sen Rikyū /
"The author follows tea drinking practices from their arrival in Japan to the time of Rikyu, considering at each stage the relevant historical changes and their significance for the Way of Tea. Shortly after its arrival during the Heian era (794-1185), tea was celebrated by Japanese poets, who...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Japonés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawai'i Press,
©1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The author follows tea drinking practices from their arrival in Japan to the time of Rikyu, considering at each stage the relevant historical changes and their significance for the Way of Tea. Shortly after its arrival during the Heian era (794-1185), tea was celebrated by Japanese poets, who attributed the same spiritual qualities to the beverage as had their Chinese contemporaries. During the medieval era, however, tea began to take on a distinctively Japanese character. Eisai (1141-1215), the founder of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism, accentuated the medicinal aspect of tea and saw it as a means of salvation in a spiritually degenerate age (mappo)."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 229 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585322570 9780585322575 9780824864804 0824864808 |