Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History - James A. Benn - Books - University of Hawai'i Press - 9780824839635 - February 28, 2015
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Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History


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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.


320 pages, 13 illustrations, 8 maps

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 28, 2015
ISBN13 9780824839635
Publishers University of Hawai'i Press
Pages 320
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   635 g
Language English  

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