Kundao 坤道: A Lived Body in Female Daoism

Posted on 15. May, 2009 by James Miller in CHINA, CHINESE, FEMINISM, FEMINIST theory, PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION – Study & teaching, TAOISM, TERMS & phrases
TitleKundao 坤道: A Lived Body in Female Daoism
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsWang, Robin
JournalJournal of Chinese Philosophy
Volume36
Issue2
Pagination277 - 292
KeywordsChina, Chinese, Feminism, FEMINIST theory, Philosophy, Taoism, TERMS & phrases
Abstract

The article focuses on the "Kundao" text for female cultivation in China. It examines the illustration of the contemporary feminist conception of the lived body by the religious Daoist theory and practice. It also looks into a Daoist contribution to feminist theory and practice as well as the difference between philosophical Daoism and religious Daoism.
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