Tea and the Chinese Society in the Song Dynasty

Shen, Dongmei/ Guan, Yu (TRN)

Palgrave Macmillan（2025/09発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 310 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789819693375

Full Description

This book, for the first time, comprehensively examines the relationship between tea and various aspects of social life in the Song Dynasty, pioneering a new field in the study of Song history. In the field of tea culture research, it is the first to clearly point out that the method of tea whisking was the dominant tea art form in Song society, elucidating the unique position of Song Dynasty tea culture in the history of Chinese culture. The book also proposes new insights based on historical materials regarding the close internal connection between the highly prosperous tea culture of the Song Dynasty and the systems of tribute tea and imperial tea bestowal, as well as the special origins of Japanese tea ceremony in relation to Song Dynasty tea culture.

Contents

Part One: Tea Art in the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 1: Tea Production in the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 2: Tea-Drinking Art in the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 3: Tea Vessels in the Song Dynasty.- Part Two: Tea in the Political Life of the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 4: Tribute Tea.- Chapter 5: Granting Tea.- Chapter 6: Tea and Government Etiquette.- Part Three:   Tea in the Social Life of the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 7: Tea in Everyday Social Life.- Chapter 8: Tea in the Religious Life of the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 9: Tea-Related Concepts in Song Society.- Part Four: Tea in the Cultural Life of the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 10: Tea Books of the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 11: Tea in the Shi Poetry and Ci Poetry of the Song Dynasty.- Chapter 12: Tea in the Calligraphy and Paintings of the Song Dynasty.- Conclusion.