Papers by Giorgio De Martino
Unpublished, 2024
Despite the global diffusion of traditional Chinese medicine and its bioenergetic gymnastics, qig... more Despite the global diffusion of traditional Chinese medicine and its bioenergetic gymnastics, qigong and taichi, it is not clear why practitioners have so much difficulty perceiving the energetic "channels" in which the "qi" flows, the jingluo of TCM. Starting from the suggestions received from a research published about twenty years ago, built as a practical and theoretical scientific experiment, I formulate a working hypothesis that could contribute to the development of new ways of thinking, with the "feet", about the body-mind problem. This investigation could lead to useful consequences on personal and collective well-being, towards the development of harmonious kinetic relationships, on self-healing, and on daily health care.
Between Local and Global. Teyyam Goes Cyber and Beyond
Cracow Indological Studies, 2016
The aim of this paper is to introduce the hypothesis that mutations and adaptive behaviors peculi... more The aim of this paper is to introduce the hypothesis that mutations and adaptive behaviors peculiar to teyyam, a trance-possession danced ritual that originated in Kerala (South India), might call into question or falsify our ideas about local and global praxis. This process involves also a martial art, kaḷarippayattu, the Internet, cognitive and neuroscience research on emotion and empathy, and further developments in the so-called “new technologies”. A secondary hypothesis is also advanced, according to which this mutation may also propagate itself by means of contagion, thereby spreading to other performances in the relevant geographical area.
Cosmopolitanism and Regionalism in Indian Cultural Dynamics, 2016
The aim of this paper is to introduce the hypothesis that mutations and
adaptive behaviors peculi... more The aim of this paper is to introduce the hypothesis that mutations and
adaptive behaviors peculiar to teyyam, a trance-possession danced ritual that originated
in Kerala (South India), might call into question or falsify our ideas about local
and global praxis. This process involves also a martial art, kaḷarippayattu, the Internet,
cognitive and neuroscience research on emotion and empathy, and further developments
in the so-called “new technologies”. A secondary hypothesis is also advanced,
according to which this mutation may also propagate itself by means of contagion,
thereby spreading to other performances in the relevant geographical area.
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Papers by Giorgio De Martino
adaptive behaviors peculiar to teyyam, a trance-possession danced ritual that originated
in Kerala (South India), might call into question or falsify our ideas about local
and global praxis. This process involves also a martial art, kaḷarippayattu, the Internet,
cognitive and neuroscience research on emotion and empathy, and further developments
in the so-called “new technologies”. A secondary hypothesis is also advanced,
according to which this mutation may also propagate itself by means of contagion,
thereby spreading to other performances in the relevant geographical area.