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Tea in China: a religious and cultural history

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ISBN	0824839633 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780824839635 (hbk.)
Author	Benn, James A. 1964-
Title	Tea in China : a religious and cultural history / James A. Benn
Publisher	Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2015
Physical desc.	xiii, 288 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-277) and index.
Contents	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.
Subject	Tea -- China -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism
	Tea -- Social aspects -- China
	Tea in literature

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