Abstract
Based on original texts this essay attempts to describe two main conceptual constructions and practices of ideal womanhood in the Chinese tradition: Lienu (exemplary women) as the Confucian social inspirations for women and Kundao (way of female) as the Daoist commitment to bodily and spiritual transformation.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Philosophy Compass |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
Disciplines
- Philosophy