Benn, James A.,  1964- <br/><br/>
Tea in China :  a religious and cultural history / 
James A. Benn. 
 - xiii, 288 pages  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780824839635 (cloth) 9780824839642 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014023171 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tea--Religious aspects--Buddhism.--China<br/>Tea--Social aspects--China.<br/>Tea in literature.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GT2907.C6  / B46 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>394.1/50951