Women and society in early medieval India: re-interpreting epigraphs

This text examines gender and society in India during 600-1200 CE through epigraphs.

It offers an analysis of inscriptional data at the pan-India level to explore key themes, including early marriage, deprivation of girls from education, property rights, widowhood, and sati, as well as women in administration and positions of power.

The volume also traces gender roles and agency across religions such as Hinduism and Jainism, the major religions of the times, and sheds light on a range of political, social, economic, and religious dimensions.