Arti Dhand
Associate Professor, Department for the Study of Religion
Areas of interest
- The Mahabharata and the Ramayana (Hindu epics)
- Hindu Ethics
- Gender Issues in Hinduism
- Religion and Sexuality
Biography
Main Bio
Arti Dhand’s areas of interest include the Mahabharata and the Ramayana Hindu epics, Hindu ethics, gender issues in Hinduism, and religion and sexuality. She is the author of Woman as Fire, Woman as Sage: Sexual Ideology in the Mahabharata (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 has a BA and MA from the University of Calgary, and a PhD from McGill University.
Select publications
- Dhand, Arti. (2005). Hinduism to Hindus in The Western Diaspora. Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. 17. 274-286. 10.1163/1570068054922803.
- Dhand, Arti. (2002). The Dharma of Ethics, The Ethics of Dharma: Quizzing the Ideals of Hinduism. Journal of Religious Ethics. 30. 347 - 372. 10.1111/1467-9795.00113.
- Dhand, Arti. (2002). The Politics and the Dharma of Conversion: Reflections from the Mahabharata. Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies. 15. 10.7825/2164-6279.1273.