Ceremonial objects of the Parsis Zoroastrians. Several items from Mumbai and Kolkata, 2008
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2022-2-99-115
Abstract
The article presents and analyzes a collection of the ceremonial articles of Parsis Zoroastrians, collected by the author in Mumbai and Kolkata in 2008. Their main features and functions are revealed and analyzed.
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out within the framework of the project of the Russian Science Foundation No. 22-28-00505: “Peculiar worlds of India: particular communities and social groups. Ethnocultural strategies for preserving and annihilation of differences” (supervisor Svetlana Ryzhakova)
About the Author
S. I. Ryzhakova
Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana I. Ryzhakova
N. N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
Moscow
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For citations:
Ryzhakova S.I. Ceremonial objects of the Parsis Zoroastrians. Several items from Mumbai and Kolkata, 2008. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2022;(2):99-115. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2022-2-99-115
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