The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentary by Rosemarie Anderson

Rosemarie Anderson presents a translation and commentary on the Tao Te Ching that emphasizes her reading of the Tao’s feminine imagery. Drawing on ancient silk and bamboo-slip manuscripts, she explores themes of mother, womb, creation and spontaneous action.

Commentary accompanies all eighty-one chapters, including discussion of key Chinese characters and the text’s poetic qualities. For readers interested in Taoist philosophy, the divine feminine and comparing interpretive approaches to this classic—not a claim that there is only one definitive reading.