Article
Ideal Womanhood in Chinese Thought and Culture
Philosophy Compass
Document Type
Article - On Campus Only
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Disciplines
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 Publication Citation
“Ideal Womanhood in Chinese Thought and Culture” Philosophy Compass, 2010, Vol 5: Issue 8, pp. 635–644.
Citation Information
Robin Wang. "Ideal Womanhood in Chinese Thought and Culture" Philosophy Compass (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robin_wang/8/