Tea in china: a religious and cultural history
Auteur :
Benn, James A.
Éditeur :
University of Hawai'i Press
ISBN :
9780824839642
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2015
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
505 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view of an everyday commodity. 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.