Rediscovering Rikyu and the Beginnings of the Japanese Tea Ceremony / / Herbert Plutschow.

For the first time, Rikyu's tea is considered as a profoundly important political as well as a socio-religious ritual in response to the dramatic changes taking place in the country at large: the hundred-year civil war ( Sengoku ) period was finally coming to an end and the process of political...

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Superior document:Rediscovering ; 5
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:Rediscovering ; 5.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The setting for tea
  • 3 Rikyu's life and thought
  • 4 Rikyu's tea
  • 5 Rikyu's disciples
  • 6 Rikyu's legacy
  • 7 Rikyu's displays
  • 7 Afterwords
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.