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The Book of Tea (Penguin Little Black Classics) by Okakura, Kakuzō, 1862-1913 is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Book of Tea (Penguin Little Black Classics) about?

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.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Okakura, Kakuzō, 1862-1913
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780241251355
Category
history
Subjects
Anthropology, Fiction, Philosophy
Rating
4.25 / 5 (12 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-24

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