The Tea Ceremony and Women's Empowerment in Modern Japan

Download or read book The Tea Ceremony and Women's Empowerment in Modern Japan written by Etsuko Kato and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of the tea ceremony is well researched both in and outside of Japan, but the women who practice it are hardly ever discussed. The Tea Ceremony and Women's Empowerment in Modern Japan rectifies this by discussing the meaning of the Japanese tea ceremony for women practitioners in Japan from World War II to the present day. It examines how lay tea ceremony practitioners have been transforming this cultural activity while being, in turn, transformed by it.