Tea in China : a religious and cultural history /
Benn, James A., 1964-
Tea in China : a religious and cultural history / James A. Benn. - xiii, 288 pages 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780824839635 (cloth) 9780824839642 (alk. paper)
2014023171
Tea--Religious aspects--Buddhism.--China
Tea--Social aspects--China.
Tea in literature.
GT2907.C6 / B46 2015
394.1/50951
Tea in China : a religious and cultural history / James A. Benn. - xiii, 288 pages 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780824839635 (cloth) 9780824839642 (alk. paper)
2014023171
Tea--Religious aspects--Buddhism.--China
Tea--Social aspects--China.
Tea in literature.
GT2907.C6 / B46 2015
394.1/50951