Arti Dhand Explained
Arti Dhand is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion.[1] She specialises in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana Hindu epics, Hindu ethics, gender issues in Hinduism, and religion and sexuality.[2]
Career
She has authored several publications including Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata published in 2008 and numerous articles on topics such as "Engendering Brahmanirvanam in the Mahabharata: A Conversation between Suka and Sulabha," "Hinduism and Pedagogy: Teaching Hinduism to Hindus in the Canadian Diaspora," and "The Subversive Nature of Dharma in the Mahabharata: A Tale of Women, Smelly Ascetics, and God."
She was a key speaker at the 2005 conference of the London School of Oriental and African Studies.[3] The SOAS also commends her scholarly works in her chosen field of research.[4]
Education
Arti Dhand has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D. from McGill University.
Principal publications
- 2005 "Hinduism and Pedagogy: Teaching Hinduism to Hindus in the Canadian Diaspora". In Method and Theory in the Study of Religion. 72/2. 22pp.
- 2005 Women and Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata. Book manuscript under review.
- 2003 "The Subversive Nature of Dharma in the Mahabharata: A Tale of Women, Smelly Ascetics, and God" Journal of the American Academy of Religion.
- 2002 "The Dharma of Ethics, the Ethics of Dharma: Quizzing the Ideals of Hinduism". Journal of Religious Ethics. Fall 2002. 30.3: 347-372.
- 1995 "Karpu: The Ideal of Feminine Chastity in the Cilappatikaram".
- 1997 "Post-colonial Critique of Indology, and its Implications for the Study of Hindu Women".
External links
- University of Toronto faculty page
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110715132050/http://www.publishersrow.com/Preview/AboutBook.asp?prSOC=&shid=0&pg=1&pid=225&bid=2296&fid=31&tim=1&o=1237831777222
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2013-07-22 . 2020-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225212609/http://religion.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/arti-dhand/ . dead .
- Web site: Arti Dhand . 2013-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925182314/http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/43749125/arti-dhand . 2015-09-25 . dead .
- http://www.soas.ac.uk/religions/research/epicconstructions/conference/
- Web site: SOAS Search.
