Literary Nonfiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Koreans have been producing--and drinking--alcohol for centuries. Along with song and dance, alcohol has always been an essential part of the Korean joie de vivre. Koreans drink a lot, but they don't drink just to get drunk. Of course, Koreans enjoy alcohol as a means to make merry and build cohesion between family, friends and coworkers. But alcohol's place in Korean culture goes far beyond that. Alcohol has historically also been a medicine and a means to preserve ...
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Literary Nonfiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Koreans have been producing--and drinking--alcohol for centuries. Along with song and dance, alcohol has always been an essential part of the Korean joie de vivre. Koreans drink a lot, but they don't drink just to get drunk. Of course, Koreans enjoy alcohol as a means to make merry and build cohesion between family, friends and coworkers. But alcohol's place in Korean culture goes far beyond that. Alcohol has historically also been a medicine and a means to preserve perishable ingredients. It even has a place in the sacred rites of Korea's Confucian society, including the all-important ancestral remembrance rites. Because of the important role alcohol has played in their society, Koreans have developed sophisticated brewing techniques to produce a wide range of alcoholic tipples.
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New. Examines the history of alcohol's place in Korean culture as social practice, medicine, and in sacred rites. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; WBXD1; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 825. 2014. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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