The subject of the tea ceremony is well researched both in and outside 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 whilst being, in turn, transformed by it. Drawing on Foucault's concept of discipline and focusing primarily on the body, this book illuminates how female ceremony practitioners have empowered themselves through the unique way of using their bodies. In particular the book examines: * The relationship between the tea ceremony and the body* Myths surrounding the body* Body discipline* Postwar effects on the tea ceremony* Tea ceremony networks* Meaning of the ceremony in the lives of women By combining anthropological observation with historical examination of the tea ceremony, this book radically revises mainstream discourses surrounding women and the tea ceremony in Japan. It will prove of interest to scholars of Japanese Studies, Gender Studies and anthropology alike.
Words: day womens, tea japanese

Author: Kato, Etsuko
Publisher: Routledge Curzon
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Tea Ceremony and Women's Empowerment in Modern Japan
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2004-02-19
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415317030
Category: Social Science : General