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… as an idea is invoked by philosophical reflections on the event of the tea-table. Amongst the most sophisticated expressions of this was Joseph Addison ’s in The Spectator . Addison suggested that the purpose of his new periodical was … in Chris Mounsey (ed.), Presenting Gender: Changing Sex in Early-Modern Culture , (Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 2001), p. 255-273. Feld, Steven, ‘The tea ceremony: a symbolic analysis’, in David Howes (ed.), Empire of the … in Chris Mounsey (ed.), Presenting Gender: Changing Sex in Early-Modern Culture , (Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 2001), p. 255-273. Feld, Steven, ‘The tea ceremony: a symbolic analysis’, in David Howes (ed.), Empire of the …
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