5. The Patron Saint of Tea: Religious Aspects of the Life and Work of Lu Yu

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Note on Editions and Conventions xiii
5. 1. Tea as a Religious and Cultural Commodity in Traditional China 1
6. 2. The Early History of Tea: Myth and Reality 21
7. 3. Buddhism and Tea during the Tang Dynasty 42
8. 4. Tea Poetry in Tang China 72
9. 5. The Patron Saint of Tea: Religious Aspects of the Life and Work of Lu Yu 96
10. 6. Tea: Invigorating the Body, Mind, and Society in the Song Dynasty 117
11. 7. Tea Comes to Japan: Eisai’s Kissa Yōjōki 145
12. 8. Religion and Culture in the Tea Economy of Late Imperial China 172
13. 9. Conclusions 198
14. Abbreviations 205
15. Notes 207
16. Glossary 237
17. Bibliography 253
18. Index 279