The goal in such religions is either to conquer and change the world or, failing this, to escape from it. If the world is corrupt then women, being both the bearers of future generations and the seductresses of men, are the greatest impediment to male liberation. Therefore, most masculine religions, in the East and West, have a strong misogynist element to them. The main characteristic of feminine religion, on the other hand, is to perceive the world, including sex and women not as impure, but as inherently pure or, at the very least as, neutral. The world does not need to be changed, conquered or escaped from.
Impurity is entirely within our own minds or attitudes.
It is due to our egocentric thinking that we believe humanity has the right to stand out from the world, especially from nature. The goal in feminine religion is not to be liberated from this world, but to identify with it. Only then will we find release from our alienation, from self, others and the world. The best example of such a feminine view is found in the chief Daoist scripture, the Dao De Jing, where ultimate reality, the Dao, is described as the mother or mysterious female. Another aspect of masculine and feminine religion can be seen in the way religions envision the divine.