his series focuses on the conflict between women's claims to gender equality, on the one hand, and legal norms justified in terms of religious and cultural traditions, on the other. Created under the auspices of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute in conjunction with its Project on Gender, Culture, Religion and the Law, the Series emphasizes cross-cultural and interdisciplinary scholarship concerning Judaism, Islam, Christianity and other religions..

First titles expected Spring 2011.