A History of Mali's National Drink - Röschenthaler, Ute
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Green tea, imported from China, occupies an important place in the daily lives of Malians. They spend so much time preparing and consuming the sugared beverage that it became the country's national drink. To find out how Malians came to practice the tea ritual, this study follows the beverage from China to Mali on its historical trade routes halfway around the globe. It examines the circumstances of its introduction, the course of the tea ritual, the equipment to prepare and consume it, and the meanings that it assumed in the various places on its travel across geographical regions, political economies, cultural contexts, and religious affiliations.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Green tea, imported from China, occupies an important place in the daily lives of Malians. They spend so much time preparing and consuming the sugared beverage that it became the country's national drink. To find out how Malians came to practice the tea ritual, this study follows the beverage from China to Mali on its historical trade routes halfway around the globe. It examines the circumstances of its introduction, the course of the tea ritual, the equipment to prepare and consume it, and the meanings that it assumed in the various places on its travel across geographical regions, political economies, cultural contexts, and religious affiliations.
Autorenporträt
Ute Röschenthaler, Ph.D. (1991), Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, is extracurricular professor of anthropology and PI in the project "Cultural Entrepreneurship and Digital Transformation in Africa and Asia". She is the author of African Agency in China's Tea Trade: Commercial Networks, Brand Creation and Intellectual Property (Brill 2022).