Women in Daoism

Women in Daoism

by Despeux, Catherine

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Women in Daoism focuses on the position and activities of women in the Daoist tradition from its inception to the present day. It describes how the role of Daoist women in Chinese society developed throughout history, focusing on the different ideals women stood for as much as on the religious practices they cultivated. Presenting first materials on major goddesses, including the Mother of the West, it then discusses the reality of historical women practitioners, and their role in Chinese socie…

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Women in Daoism focuses on the position and activities of women in the Daoist tradition from its inception to the present day. It describes how the role of Daoist women in Chinese society developed throughout history, focusing on the different ideals women stood for as much as on the religious practices they cultivated. Presenting first materials on major goddesses, including the Mother of the West, it then discusses the reality of historical women practitioners, and their role in Chinese society. The third part focuses on women's transformation, describing the way the female body is viewed in.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2003
  • Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Three Pines Press
  • Place of Publication:Dunedin, Florida
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2003

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781365531224, 1365531228
  • oclc:on1058184580
  • LC Classification:BL1923.D477 2011
  • Dewey Decimal:299.51408199999997

Subjects

Femmes taoïstes -- Histoire History Taoism Taoism -- History Taoïsme -- Histoire Taoist women Taoist women -- History

Writers

Despeux, Catherine Kohn, Livia

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