diplomacy, and gender, as well as gender-specifi c reactions toward acculturation,
could prove to be interesting areas for further research. Hospitality and diplomacy
are fundamentally approaches to strangers or outsiders. There is a tremendous
chasm between women being allowed only to treat certain guests within the home
or other limited spaces, and being able to do so openly. Even though both Europe
and China experienced feudalism, whether or not women played leading roles in
acculturation goes back to this difference.
Another contrast between Europe and Asia is that Europeans, who knew
nothing of the beverage or the plant from which it was derived, debated whether
tea was medicinal or poisonous, whereas in Asian countries, where tea cultivation
was possible, tea was considered a traditional medicinal drink. It was therefore
mystical and perceived as a valuable luxury.
As the evolution of tea utensils and of terms used for colors of tea show, not
only did the transmission of tea from the cultures of Asia to Europe cause transformations,
but through trade in tea and tea utensils, there were occasions when
cultural transformations occurred through exports in the reverse direction. I think
we must avoid the mistake of treating large-scale trade in the modern era simplistically,
as the unilateral movement of goods. The example of tea demonstrates
well that cultural interaction and transformations are an integral part of the shipment
of commodities.
diplomacy, and gender, as well as gender-specifi c reactions toward acculturation,
could prove to be interesting areas for further research. Hospitality and diplomacy
are fundamentally approaches to strangers or outsiders. There is a tremendous
chasm between women being allowed only to treat certain guests within the home
or other limited spaces, and being able to do so openly. Even though both Europe
and China experienced feudalism, whether or not women played leading roles in
acculturation goes back to this difference.
Another contrast between Europe and Asia is that Europeans, who knew
nothing of the beverage or the plant from which it was derived, debated whether
tea was medicinal or poisonous, whereas in Asian countries, where tea cultivation
was possible, tea was considered a traditional medicinal drink. It was therefore
mystical and perceived as a valuable luxury.
As the evolution of tea utensils and of terms used for colors of tea show, not
only did the transmission of tea from the cultures of Asia to Europe cause transformations,
but through trade in tea and tea utensils, there were occasions when
cultural transformations occurred through exports in the reverse direction. I think
we must avoid the mistake of treating large-scale trade in the modern era simplistically,
as the unilateral movement of goods. The example of tea demonstrates
well that cultural interaction and transformations are an integral part of the shipment
of commodities.
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