Paolo E. Rosati
SHORT BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTS
During my previous studies, I earned a Laurea degree (MA equivalent) in Art History and Religions of India and a P.G. Diploma of Specialization in South Asian Archaeology, defending two theses on the iconographic developments in both Buddhist and Hindu art.
In 2017 I completed my PhD in "Civilizations of Asia and Africa" with a thesis (The Yoni Cult at Kamakhya: Cross-Cultural Implications in Myth, Ritual and Symbol) that focuses on the cross-cultural roots of the yoni (vulva) cult at Kamakhya (Assam).
I am, actually, working on a number of different research projects on Kamakhya cult, medieval and contemporary Assam:
● The dialectic of death and sex in medieval Assam.
● The erotic sculptures preserved in Baihata Chariali (Assam) in connection to the Kaula tradition.
● Gender and sex implications in the Tantric and Puranic myths of Kamakhya.
● Memory and identity at Kamakhya.
● CSR and the post-colonial yoni cult.
● The intersection between Tantra, magic, and shamanic traditions.
Research approach: post-structuralism, post-modernism, deconstruction, post-genderism.
Supervisors: Prof. R. Torella and Prof. A. Pelissero
Address: Roma
During my previous studies, I earned a Laurea degree (MA equivalent) in Art History and Religions of India and a P.G. Diploma of Specialization in South Asian Archaeology, defending two theses on the iconographic developments in both Buddhist and Hindu art.
In 2017 I completed my PhD in "Civilizations of Asia and Africa" with a thesis (The Yoni Cult at Kamakhya: Cross-Cultural Implications in Myth, Ritual and Symbol) that focuses on the cross-cultural roots of the yoni (vulva) cult at Kamakhya (Assam).
I am, actually, working on a number of different research projects on Kamakhya cult, medieval and contemporary Assam:
● The dialectic of death and sex in medieval Assam.
● The erotic sculptures preserved in Baihata Chariali (Assam) in connection to the Kaula tradition.
● Gender and sex implications in the Tantric and Puranic myths of Kamakhya.
● Memory and identity at Kamakhya.
● CSR and the post-colonial yoni cult.
● The intersection between Tantra, magic, and shamanic traditions.
Research approach: post-structuralism, post-modernism, deconstruction, post-genderism.
Supervisors: Prof. R. Torella and Prof. A. Pelissero
Address: Roma
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