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<p>The essays in the volume Consecration Rituals in South Asia address the ritual procedures that accompany the installation of temple images in Shaiva Vaishnava Buddhist and Jain contexts in various traditions and historical periods. Through the performance of complex rites designated with the term pranapratishtha (establishment of or infusion with life) manmade sculptures are ritually transformed into (receptacles of) deities. The collection is thematically and methodically broad with a large number of detailed textual studies but also with ethnographic contributions that discuss contemporary instances of consecration rituals. Among the overarching themes are issues related to historical continuity and change as well as transformational moments in such rituals. About the Author István Keul Ph.D. (2000) University of Tübingen is a Professor in the Study of Religions at the University of Bergen (Norway). He has published a monograph on Hanuman and has edited volumes on tantra yoginis and science and technology in South Asia.</p>
