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Taoism and Chinese Religion

Women in Daoism

by Catherine Despeux and Livia Kohn

A history of women in the Taoist tradition, from goddesses such as the Queen Mother of the West to nuns, priestesses and practitioners of women's inner alchemy. It combines translated sources with historical analysis.

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