Why read Making Tea, Making Japan?

Book cover of Making Tea, Making Japan: Cultural Nationalism in Practice

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The tea ceremony persists as one of the most evocative symbols of Japan. Originally a pastime of elite warriors in premodern society, it was later recast as an emblem of the modern Japanese state, only to be transformed again into its current incarnation, largely the hobby of middle-class housewives. How…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Making Tea, Making Japan as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Bryan S. Turner

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For me book covers are part of the joy of owning books. My choices are all partly connected to the message conveyed by their covers. On this cover there are the objects associated with the ritual of tea drinking. In my view, we (in the West) have lost too many everyday rituals that make life meaningful. Surak shows the historical connections between the rituals that surround Japanese tea making and the making of society itself.

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