Rafał Beszterda

Rafał Beszterda serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology within the Faculty of Humanities at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. His institutional contact information includes office room C 2.41 and phone number +48 56 611 23 85.

His research focuses on cultural and religious phenomena, with particular expertise in Himalayan regions including Ladakh and Tibet. Specialized areas include traditional trade routes, honeybee-related cultural practices, and collective memory studies in trans-Himalayan contexts.

Dr. Beszterda's scholarly output includes 25 publications documented in university repositories, contributing to a ministerial score of 618. His work intersects anthropology, religious studies, and regional Himalayan scholarship.

• Science discipline: culture and religion sciences (CRS) - 100%

His research keywords reveal strong connections to India, China, Java, water systems, and historical trade missions in the Himalayas, with specific focus on Shipki La pass and Lahaul region. The documented output shows consistent engagement with Madhu-related cultural practices and cross-border cultural exchanges.