Tea Cult Of Japan

An Aesthetic Pastime
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-65434-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 284 g

First published in 2006. The tea cult, commonly called the tea ceremony in English of cha-noyu in Japanese, is an aesthetic pastime that features the serving and drinking of powdered green tea. An art unique to Japan, the tea cult has played an important role in the artistic life of the Japanese people and nation for more than four hundred years, born under the influence of Zen Buddhism. With detailed explanations and the accompanying illustrations, the reader will be able to obtain insight into this classical art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fukukita, Yasunosuke

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter I How Tea-Drinking Began; Chapter II Training in the Etiquette; Chapter III Partaking of the First Bowl; Chapter IV When Koicha is Served; Chapter V New Methods for New Times; chapter VI Simplicity, the Key-Note;

Über Autor(innen)

Yasunosuke Fukukita