The Book of Tea

Author: Kakuzo Okakura
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494885281
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Kakuzo Okakura (1862-1919) was born in a Japan that had seen Commodore Perry but had not yet renounced the Shogunate. By the end of his life he had seen the Great War and Japan's first imperialistic military adventures in Korea and Manchuria that would culminate in the tragedy of the Second World War. The scion of Japanese aristocracy, Okakura chose to spend the latter half of his life as an expatriate living in Boston, Massachusetts, where he befriended the Brahmins of that city. Written in the early 1900's for an American audience, The Book of Tea eloquently introduced the Boston bluebloods to an idealized vision of Japan, the Japan of cherry blossoms, kakemono, and Chanoyu, the Tea Ceremony. Reading The Book of Tea, one realizes that Okakura was not "selling" Japan to the West. The Book of Tea does not engage in any lacquer-box hucksterism. Rather, the book is Okakura's paean to and his lament for a Japan of the virtues that was all-too-rapidly being consumed by Occidentally-intoxicated militarists and industrialists. The Book of Tea was written to banish the soot-stained chrysanthemums of Okakura's deepest nightmares.

El libro del te / The book of Tea

Author: Okakura Kakuzo
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781495991370
Category : Philosophy
Languages : es
Pages : 70

Book Description
Este no es un libro de religión ni tampoco habla acerca de las propiedades medicinales del te. Es mas bien acerca de la ceremonia de tomar te y del origen de la filosofia zen.

The Book of Tea

Author: Kakuzō Okakura
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description

El libro del té

Author: Kakuzô Okakura
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788495488053
Category : Social Science
Languages : es
Pages : 104

Book Description

El libro del té

Author: Kakuzo Okakura
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789871139521
Category :
Languages : es
Pages : 94

Book Description

El libro del te

Author: Kakuzō Okakura
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789509168053
Category : Japan
Languages : es
Pages : 159

Book Description

The Book of Tea

Author: Okakura Kakuzo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781481965408
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
'The Book of Tea' by Okakura Kakuzo, is a long essay linking the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love

Author: Richard Carlson
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 1401304486
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime Form, maintain, and repair meaningful romantic relationships and feel like newlyweds every day with this simple, stress-free approach to love. He's helped 12 million people reduce the stress at home and at work with the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. With this companion book, Richard Carlson partnered with Kristine, his wife of fourteen years, to create an easy, stress-free way to enhance personal relationships. While depression, heartache, and anger are associated with love relationships, stress is rarely identified as a problem. Yet stress is often a factor in failing relationships. In these one hundred brief, beautifully written essays, the authors show readers how not to overreact to a loved one's criticism, how to appreciate your spouse in new ways, how to get past old angers, and many other ways to improve and increase the joy and pleasure that can and should be part of any relationship. Richard and Kristine Carlson illustrate key strategies for creating a lasting connection, including: Don't come home frazzled Don't sweat the occasional criticism Become a world-class listener Look out for each other

The Book of Tea

Author: Kakuzo Okakura
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486479145
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
The tea ceremony affects nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. This is a hardcover gift edition of the bestselling book that introduced Western audiences to the ancient tradition. First published in 1906, it traces the custom from its roots in Taoism to its role as a Zen meditative discipline.

The Book of Tea

Author: Okakura Kakuzō
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Book of Tea (1906) is a book-length essay by Okakura Kakuzō. Connected to the author's overall project of celebrating Japanese culture and emphasizing the role of the East in creating the modern world, The Book of Tea is considered a classic work on the subject. His description of chadō, or teaism, remains incredibly influential in England and around the Western world. "[Teaism] insulates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life." Part philosophy, part history, The Book of Tea explores the role of tea in shaping the arts and culture of Japan, China, and the world. Beginning with an investigation of the historical uses of tea, Okakura reflects on the specific techniques of tea brewing, the connections between tea and religion, and the interconnection of tea and the creative arts. Informative and meditative, The Book of Tea is an essential work for tea drinkers everywhere. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Okakura Kakuzō's The Book of Tea is a classic of Japanese literature reimagined for modern readers.