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| Series: Numen book series : studies in the history of religions : ISSN 0169-8834 Volume 155 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description: Leiden Boston : Brill, 2017. Title: Consecration rituals in South Asia / edited by István Keul. The titles published in this series are listed at /nusĬonsecration Rituals in South Asia Edited byĬover Illustration: Hanuman image awaiting consecration (Banaras 1995, photo by István Keul) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Keul, István, editor.
Series Editors Steven Engler (Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada) Richard King (University of Kent, UK) Kocku von Stuckrad (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) Gerard Wiegers (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Numen Book Series Studies in the History of Religions
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