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The Book of Tea

The Book of Tea

by Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913

BookID: 769

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 60.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

TeaJapan -- Social life and customsJapanese tea ceremony

Description

"The Book of Tea" by Kakuzo Okakura is an essay written in 1906 that links the Japanese tea ceremony to the aesthetic and cultural values of Japanese life. Originally written in English for Western readers, it explores how Teaism teaches simplicity, harmony, and humility. Okakura protests Western misunderstandings of Eastern culture and argues that the principles of tea offer a universal remedy for conflict. The book discusses Zen, Taoism, and the philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:GT: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Manners and customs

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