Description
From its origins as a distinct set of ritualised practices in the sixteenth century to its international expansion in the twentieth, tea culture has had a major impact on artistic production, connoisseurship, etiquette, food, design and more recently, on notions of Japaneseness. The authors dispel the myths around the development of tea practice, dispute the fiction of the dominance of aesthetics over politics in tea, and demonstrate that writing history has always been an integral part of tea culture.
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Book Information
ISBN 9780415438278
Author Morgan Pitelka
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 408g
About the Author
Morgan Pitelka is Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at Occidental College, Los Angeles, specializing the cultural history of pre-modern Japan.
Reviews
'A volume that succeeds so well in its agenda of opening up and modifying ways of thinking about Japan's tea culture deserves a wide readership.' - Monumenta Nipponica
Book Information
ISBN 9780415438278
Author Morgan Pitelka
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 408g
