Reading Śiva

Ellen M. Raven, PhD (1991) Leiden University, is lecturer in South Asian arts and material culture and editor for the ABIA bibliography since 1996. Her research focuses on iconography and numismatics of India, in particular the gold coins of the Guptas. Gerda Theuns-de Boer, MA (1990), Utrecht University, is an art historian for South and Southeast Asian art, and editor for the ABIA bibliography since 2003. She is an independent scholar and guest curator for early photography and textiles projects.

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionBibliographical RecordsPart 1: ArchaeologyThe LiṅgamIllustrations ‘The Liṅgam’Part 2: ArtsŚiva Benign and WrathfulIllustrations ‘Śiva Benign and Wrathful’Part 2: Arts (continued)Śiva and His FamilyIllustrations ‘Śiva and His family’Part 2: Arts (continued)Śiva DancingIllustrations ‘Śiva Dancing’Part 3: Inscriptions, Coins and SealsAround ŚivaIllustrations ‘Around Śiva’Index of AuthorsIndex of GeographyIndex of Subjects