Synopsis The essays in this book discuss the status of women across various Indian religions, keeping in sharp focus the various religious practices that concern them. Nine distinguished women scholars address issues pertaining to the position of women in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Baha’i, and tribal religions. Some of these issues include female foeticide, ordination, salvation, divinity, and acceptance of children of mixed parentage. The essays—threaded together by an underlying need to dismantle gender stereotypes within a religious framework—also discuss marriage reform laws, exclusion of females from important memberships, and the politics of conversion. This book will appeal to a wide cross-section of academics interested in aspects of religion, gender and society, as well as to the general reader.