Traveling to infinity. Indian ethnographic sketches. Ryzhakova S.I.

The book of the Doctor of Historical Sciences, the leading researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a member of the Indian Anthropological Society of Svetlana Ryzhakova. Travel and infinity are two main rods of the narrative. A real, deep India and India in the space of the spirit will appear before the reader. The author invites readers on an exciting journey through an ancient and ever -young, mysterious and alluring India. The reader will get acquainted with the curious details of Indian history and everyday life, with myths and cults, with crafts, theater, healing, music, kitchen, with the traditions and customs of different caste, ethnic and professional communities.

The book will be interesting as specialists , orientalists, and a wide circle of readers.