Tee war zunächst Medizin und entwickelte sich dann zu einem Getränk. Im achten Jahrhundert wurde es in China als eine der höflichen Vergnügungen in das Reich der Poesie aufgenommen. Im fünfzehnten Jahrhundert veredelte ihn Japan zu einer Religion der Ästhetik – dem „Teeismus“. Der Teeismus ist ein Kult, der auf der Anbetung des Schönen unter den schmutzigen Gegebenheiten des täglichen Lebens beruht. Er verkörpert Reinheit und Harmonie, das Geheimnis der gegenseitigen Nächstenliebe und die...
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An elegant and intellectual work, «The Book of Tea» was written in 1906 by Kakuzo Okakura, a brilliant Japanese man with an early education in English. Through his intimate knowledge of Japanese aesthetics and ability to effectively communicate them to a Western audience, Okakura is able to discuss 'Teaism' and its impact on Japanese culture, thought, and life in an informative and profound way. He develops this theory by explaining the history and universality of the tea ceremony, its...
This is the annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids The results of Mr. Okakura's visits to China and India, where he made exhaustive studies, are brilliantly set forth in this book, '' The Ideals of the East ", explaining his important and now generally accepted analysis of the movements of thought and art throughout Asia. Contents: Introduction The...
