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 aesthetics, ritual, science, health, and knowledge that tea brought with it.

The shift in drinking habits that occurred in late medieval China cannot...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0824839641

ISBN13:9780824839642

Release Date:February 2015

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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