About this book
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism - Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order.
Subjects
Japanese tea ceremonySocial life and customsTeaPhilosophyChadōFictionCooking & FoodNew AgeClassic LiteratureNonfictionManners and customsTheeceremonieJapan, social life and customsEasternCulture traditionnellePhilosophieThéCérémonie japonaise du théCérémonie du théMœurs et coutumesBoissonsFonctions socialesMaîtres du théCivilisation