"Women's expressive traditions remain understudied even after decades of feminist influence; this is partly because of the greater difficulties of research and translation they may pose. This book, with its offerings from South Asian female folklorists, makes a particular and significant contribution in this area." -- Ann Grodzins Gold, coauthor of Listen to the Heron's Words: Reimagining Gender and Kinship in North

Leela Prasad is Assistant Professor of Ethics and Indian Religions at Duke University.

Ruth B. Bottigheimer teaches Comparative Literature at Stony Brook University, State University of New York, and is the author of several books, including Fairy Godfather: Straparola, Venice, and the Fairy Tale Tradition.

Lalita Handoo is Associate Professor of Lexicography and Folklore at the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysore, India, and is the author of several books, including Structural Analysis of Kashmiri Folktales.