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Tea in China : a religious and cultural history /

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benn, James A., 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.