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Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History

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 | #1125100 in Books |  James A Benn |  2015-02-28 |  2015-02-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .90 x6.00 x8.90l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| Tea in Old China|By E. N. Anderson|I can only agree 100% with Matthew London's review (the only other one so far). This is a major work. It covers tea in China from the beginning through the Ming Dynasty; it is best on Tang and Song. It draws on a vast range of Chinese sources, almost none of them previously mined in any detail by western writers. It does indeed, as London| |The book contains a wealth of material on the social and intellectual interchange between the Buddhist clergy and wide sections of the educated laity. It deserves the attention of all whose interest lies in the role of religion in the life of the Chinese elite

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 be understood ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History   |  James A. Benn.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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