Wind Horses

Giacomella Orofino

doi:10.6093/978-88-6719-175-8

Wind Horses: Tibetani, Himalayani e Mongolian Studies

Authors

Giacomella Orofino

Università of Naples L'Orientale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/978-88-6719-175-8

Keywords:

Tibetan Studies, Himalayan Studies, Mongolian Studies, Central Asia, Tibetan culture, Asian religions, Buddhism, Asian History, Traditional Tibetan medicine, Himalayan art, Himalayan anthropology

Synopsis

Publisher: UniorPress

Series: Series Minor

ISSN: 1824-6109

Pages: 604

Language: English

NBN:

Abstract: Wind Horses compiles the proceedings of the Founding Conference of the Italian Association for Tibetan, Himalayan, and Mongolian Studies (AISTHiM), which took place in Procida in September 2017. The conference aimed to lay the groundwork for establishing a national academic association that would promote a vibrant research field in Italy, where many young scholars actively contribute to the understanding of Asian history and culture through innovative studies. The contributions span a wide array of disciplines within Tibetan, Himalayan, and Mongolian studies, including history, philosophy, religion, medicine, art, anthropology, and contemporary society. Papers are authored in either Italian or English, based on the author’s preference, reflecting a balance between international engagement and Italy’s humanistic tradition. The title draws inspiration from the Tibetan symbol of the wind horse (lungta), associated with the transmission of good fortune, life energy, and knowledge. It embodies the authors’ intention to promote the circulation and growth of Tibetan, Himalayan, and Mongolian studies in Italy. and at the international level.

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Author Biography

Giacomella Orofino, Università of Naples L'Orientale

Giacomella Orofino is a scholar in the field of Buddhist Studies, with a particular specialization in Tibetan Buddhism, Asian philosophies, Tibetan language, and Indo-Tibetan culture. She is a Full Professor at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, where she teaches Tibetan Language and Literature, as well as Indo-Tibetan Civilizations and Religions.

She is the author of significant philological, literary, and historical-religious studies on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. She coordinated the research project Models and Dynamics of the Transmission of Buddhism in Asia at the University of Naples “L’Orientale” and organized related academic and cultural events.

Her primary research interests focus on the mystical and heterodox traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly the Dzogchen tradition, Bon, and the history of yoga. She has published extensively on Tibetan religious texts, the dissemination of Buddhism in Asia, and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism.

Her most recent work is dedicated to the history of physical yoga in India and Tibet, and appears in the volume: The Dawn of Physical Yoga. Dispelling the Hindrances to Immortality, Series Minor CIV, Unior Press, Naples, 2025.