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Japanese Women Class and the Tea Ceremony
by Chiba, Kaeko
fromJapan Anthropology Workshop Ser
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Type: Book
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Examines the complex relationship between class and gender dynamics among tea ceremony (chadAi) practitioners in Japan. Focusing on practitioners in a provincial city, Akita, this book surveys the rigid, hierarchical chadAi system at grass roots level.
"This book provides a comprehensive introduction to chado, the Japanese tea ceremony. Unlike other books on the subject which focus on practice or historical background or specific issues, this book considers the subject from multiple perspectives. It discusses Japanese aestheti…