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The Role of Women/Gender in Taoist Practice

What has been the role of symbolic & historical role of women in Taoism? How does this relate to Taoism's theoretical and Inner-Alchemical understandings of masculine and feminine energy?

Gender & The Tao
An exploration of various aspects of gender in the philosophy and practice of Taoism.

"Women In Daoism" by Catherine Despeux & Livia Kohn
An excellent review of "Women In Daoism" by Catherine Despeux & Livia Kohn - two eminent scholars in the fields of Chinese Religion and Daoist Studies.

Gender & Tao
Is the Daode Jing a feminist treatise? This short essay explores this question, and other gender-related issues in relation to Taoist practice and the translation of Taoist scriptures.

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