James A. Benn, “Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History” (U of Hawaii Press, 2015)
Jan 4, 2016
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James A. Benn‘s new book is a history of tea as a religious and cultural commodity in China before it became a global commodity in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the Tang and Song dynasties (with brief extensions earlier and later), Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History (University...
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