Consecration rituals in South Asia / edited by István Keul.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keul, István, editor.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 155.

Studies in the history of religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ritual--South Asia.

Ritual.

Religious articles--South Asia.

Religious articles.

South Asia.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

ix, 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

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), man-made 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.

Contents:

1 Consecration Rituals in South Asia: An Introduction / István Keul Keul, István 1

2 Vedic Astrology and the Prehistory of Varahamihira's Pratisthapandhyaya: Image Installation as Apolropaic Consecration / Marko Geslani Geslani, Marko 17

3 On Image-Installation Rites (linga-pratistha) in the Early Mantramärga / Dominic Goodall Goodall, Dominic 45

4 The Ratnanyasa (Placing of Gems) Ritual in the Devyamata, an Early Saiva Pratisthatantra / Anna A. Slaczka Slaczka, Anna A. 85

5 The Importance of Pratistha Ceremonies in the Saivagamas / Marie-Luce Barazer-Billoret Barazer-Billoret, Marie-Luce 113

6 Studies in Dharani Literature IV: A Naga Altar in 5th Century India / Ronald M. Davidson Davidson, Ronald M. 123

7 At the Crossroads of Art and Religion: Image Consecration in the Pañcaratrika Sources / Marzenna Czerniak-Drozdzowicz Czerniak-Drozdzowicz, Marzenna 171

8 Choosing an acarya for Temple Construction and Image Installation / Elisabeth Raddock Raddock, Elisabeth 198

9 'Re-Installation' of Idols Replacing Damaged Ones, with Special Reference to the Ritual Literature of Kerala / S.A.S. Sarma Sarma, S.A.S. 223

10 The Planting of Trees and the Dedication of a Garden: A Comparison with the Image Pratistha / Shingo Einoo Einoo, Shingo 241

11 The Surimantra and the Tantricization of Jain Image Consecration / Ellen Gough Gough, Ellen 265

12 Agamic Temple Consecration Transnationalized / Annette Wilke Wilke, Annette 309

13 Ritual Observed: Notes on the Structure of an Image Installation / István Keul Keul, István 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Consecration rituals in South Asia.

ISBN:

9789004313705

9004313702

OCLC:

961008708