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Overview
I work on the religious art and architecture of the Indian subcontinent dating from the ancient to early medieval period (c. 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE). In recent years I have focused primarily on interpreting visual narratives and especially on temple representations of the epic Rāmāyaṇa. I am currently conducting research on ancient India and the natural world.
Publication
2024
- Greaves, L. R. 2024. Why label them: inscribed Rāmāyaṇa reliefs in early South Asia. Textual Cultures: Texts, Contexts, Interpretation 17(2)
2022
- Greaves, L. R. 2022. The art of storytelling: scenes from the Ramayana on panels from a lost post-Gupta temple at Rajaona, Bihar. Religions of South Asia 16(2-3), pp. 249-295. (10.1558/rosa.24404)
2020
- Greaves, L. 2020. The “best abode of virtue”: Sattra represented on a Gupta-Period frieze from Gaṛhwa,̄ Uttar Pradesh. In: Bisschop, P. C. and Cecil, E. A. eds. Primary Sources and Asian Pasts. Beyond Boundaries De Grutyer, pp. 64-105., (10.1515/9783110674088-004)
- Greaves, L. R. 2020. Śiva Dakṣiṇāmūrti or Sage Nārāyaṇa? Reconsidering an early terracotta panel from Ahichhatrā. Presented at: 22nd International Conference of the the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art (ESEAA 2014), Stockholm, Sweden, 30 June - 4 July 2014 Presented at Myrdal, E. and Abraham, S. A. eds.South Asian Archaeology and Art 2014: Papers Presented at the Twenty-Second International Conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art held at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities/National Museums of World Culture, Stockholm. New Dehli: Dev Publishers & Distributors pp. 135-152.
- Greaves, L. R. 2020. The development of sacred stepped architecture in the Indian subcontinent with special focus on Hindu monuments. In: Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. Bridging Heaven and Earth: Art and Architecture in South Asia, 3rd Century BCE-21st Century CE., Vol. 2. New Delhi: Dev Publications
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Religions, society, trade and kingship: archaeology and art in south Asia and along the silk road (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Bridging heaven and earth: art and architecture in south Asia 5th-21st century CE (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
2019
- Greaves, L. 2019. Locating the lost Gupta Period Rāmāyaṇa Reliefs from Katingara, Uttar Pradesh. Religions of South Asia 12(2), pp. 117-153. (10.1558/rosa.38806)
- Greaves, L. R. 2019. The enigma of the centauress and her lover: investigating a fifth-century terracotta panel from Ahichhatra. In: Den Boer, L. and Cecil, E. A. eds. Framing Intellectual and Lived Spaces in Early South Asia: Sources and Boundaries. Confrontations in Context De Grutyer, (10.1515/9783110557176-002)
2017
- Greaves, L. 2017. A report on a recently discovered ruined Gupta temple at Khanderia, Bundi District, Rajasthan. Indian Historical Review 44(2), pp. 313-326. (10.1177/0376983617726650)
2015
- Greaves, L. 2015. Brick foundations: North Indian brick temple architecture and terracotta art of the fourth to sixth centuries CE. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2014
- Greaves, L. 2014. Pawāyā: An early terraced brick temple. South Asian Studies 30(2), pp. 181. (10.1080/02666030.2014.962311)
Articles
- Greaves, L. R. 2024. Why label them: inscribed Rāmāyaṇa reliefs in early South Asia. Textual Cultures: Texts, Contexts, Interpretation 17(2)
- Greaves, L. R. 2022. The art of storytelling: scenes from the Ramayana on panels from a lost post-Gupta temple at Rajaona, Bihar. Religions of South Asia 16(2-3), pp. 249-295. (10.1558/rosa.24404)
- Greaves, L. 2019. Locating the lost Gupta Period Rāmāyaṇa Reliefs from Katingara, Uttar Pradesh. Religions of South Asia 12(2), pp. 117-153. (10.1558/rosa.38806)
- Greaves, L. 2017. A report on a recently discovered ruined Gupta temple at Khanderia, Bundi District, Rajasthan. Indian Historical Review 44(2), pp. 313-326. (10.1177/0376983617726650)
- Greaves, L. 2014. Pawāyā: An early terraced brick temple. South Asian Studies 30(2), pp. 181. (10.1080/02666030.2014.962311)
Book sections
- Greaves, L. 2020. The “best abode of virtue”: Sattra represented on a Gupta-Period frieze from Gaṛhwa,̄ Uttar Pradesh. In: Bisschop, P. C. and Cecil, E. A. eds. Primary Sources and Asian Pasts. Beyond Boundaries De Grutyer, pp. 64-105., (10.1515/9783110674088-004)
- Greaves, L. R. 2020. The development of sacred stepped architecture in the Indian subcontinent with special focus on Hindu monuments. In: Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. Bridging Heaven and Earth: Art and Architecture in South Asia, 3rd Century BCE-21st Century CE., Vol. 2. New Delhi: Dev Publications
- Greaves, L. R. 2019. The enigma of the centauress and her lover: investigating a fifth-century terracotta panel from Ahichhatra. In: Den Boer, L. and Cecil, E. A. eds. Framing Intellectual and Lived Spaces in Early South Asia: Sources and Boundaries. Confrontations in Context De Grutyer, (10.1515/9783110557176-002)
Books
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Religions, society, trade and kingship: archaeology and art in south Asia and along the silk road (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
- Greaves, L. R. and Hardy, A. eds. 2020. Bridging heaven and earth: art and architecture in south Asia 5th-21st century CE (research presented at the twenty-third conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art, Cardiff 2016). New Delhi: Dev Publications.
Conferences
- Greaves, L. R. 2020. Śiva Dakṣiṇāmūrti or Sage Nārāyaṇa? Reconsidering an early terracotta panel from Ahichhatrā. Presented at: 22nd International Conference of the the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art (ESEAA 2014), Stockholm, Sweden, 30 June - 4 July 2014 Presented at Myrdal, E. and Abraham, S. A. eds.South Asian Archaeology and Art 2014: Papers Presented at the Twenty-Second International Conference of the European Association for South Asian Archaeology and Art held at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities/National Museums of World Culture, Stockholm. New Dehli: Dev Publishers & Distributors pp. 135-152.
Thesis
- Greaves, L. 2015. Brick foundations: North Indian brick temple architecture and terracotta art of the fourth to sixth centuries CE. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Teaching
I teach on, or have taught on, the following modules:
A World Full of Gods
Themes and Issues in the Study of Religion
Ancient Objects Then and Now
What is Religion?
The Valmiki Ramayana and its Afterlife
The Medieval World
Projecting the Past
My own module is:
A Visual History of Early South Asia
Contact Details
Specialisms
- Art history
- Hindu material culture
- Buddhist material culture
- Iconography