Tea in China: a religious and cultural history
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 so...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Univ. of Hawaiʻi Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Religion
/ Culture
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Tea in literature
B Tea Social aspects China B Tea Religious aspects Buddhism China |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 288 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8248-3963-5 0-8248-3963-3 978-0-8248-3964-2 0-8248-3964-1 |
