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The Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Shoguns

By: Linda Hewitt
Narrated by: Ken Cohen
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Shoguns is a concise historical overview of the evolution of cha-no-yu - that uniquely Japanese ritual, the tea ceremony - and how it was used in Japan by the shoguns and other political powers between the 12th and 20th centuries to validate position and consolidate power. The contributions of leading tea masters of the past are summarized. A description of a typical tea ceremony is provided, together with a discussion of the appropriate environment and utensils. The spirit and purpose of the tea ceremony are also addressed. The survey, by award-winning author Linda Hewitt, approaches the topic in an accessible, listener-friendly style, and has been used as supplemental material in college-level cross-cultural history courses.

©1981, 2009, 2013 Linda G. Hewitt (P)2014 Linda G. Hewitt Asia Buddhism Japan Philosophy World Zen Imperial Japan
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Listening to the narration was akin to listening to an elementary school child give a report. Listening to them pronounce Japanese words was painful, with rudimentary errors. It occurred so often I could not keep focus on the material that was being presented.

Moderate

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not what I expected , not that interesting to me. It was read quite well though.

Tea ceremony

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Very enjoyable history and explanation of the Japanese tea ceremony. The writing style is extremely formal, but not so much that it is unenjoyable.

Lovely short listen.

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Would you be willing to try another one of Ken Cohen’s performances?

No - his pronunciation of several japanese names/ words is horrendous and distracts a bit

distracting narration

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