Poststructuralist Feminism and the Problem of Femininity in the Daodejing

TitlePoststructuralist Feminism and the Problem of Femininity in the Daodejing
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2003
AuthorsXu, Judith Chuan
JournalJournal of Feminist Studies in Religion
Volume19
Pagination47
Date Published2003
ISBN Number8755-4178
KeywordsTao te ching -- Feminist criticism, Women in Taoism
Abstract

The writer examines the feminine images in the ancient Chinese Taoist classic the Tao Te Ching, considering their relationship to contemporary Western poststructuralist feminist theories on sex and gender. She demonstrates how poststructuralist feminist theories on sex and gender and the Tao Te Ching's views on the feminine can inform each other on the problem of femininity.