Papers by Maria Angelillo
Cracow Indological Studies, 2012
Caste in the making, dance in the making SUMMARY: The present paper is based on fieldwork in Push... more Caste in the making, dance in the making SUMMARY: The present paper is based on fieldwork in Pushkar (Rajasthan) with the Kalbelia caste: traditionally associated with snake charming, it has recently been turning its own musical and dance heritage into a distinguishing feature of Rājasthānī folklore. This paper, through the description of the ethnohistory of Kalbelia dance leads to some considerations concerning the social status of female professional dancers in modern Indian society. The present social status of female professional dancers will be here described as an outcome of the past British colonial presence in India. The analysis will prove how the colonial past continues to haunt the Indian social and cultural present. Besides, through this case study, it will be argued that caste is not the unchanging, historically frozen structure as ethnographic imagination has largely presented it. On the contrary, caste will be considered to be the product of a dynamic balance ruled by economic, ideological and cultural requests.
Governare la paura. Journal of interdisciplinary studies, Jul 24, 2014
The death of Bal Keshav Thackeray, in November 2012, has led several Indian journalists and intel... more The death of Bal Keshav Thackeray, in November 2012, has led several Indian journalists and intellectuals to think over the legacy of the supreme leader of the Shiv Sena to the Indian society. The present article means to identify the reasons which have let the Indian journalists describe the bequest of Thackeray to the Indian society in terms of a legacy of fear. The article deals with Thackeray's use of fear as a tool to arise consent around his social, cultural and political thinking first and, secondly, to legitimize and justify the existence and the modus operandi of the Shiv Sena. The author dwells on the way Thackeray has been able to arise and feed social and cultural fear in order to give a meaning and a sense to his political enterprise. The article argues that the most scaring aspect of Thackeray's political discourse doesn't lie in the aims pursued and in the ways they have been pursued but in the idea of social and cultural identity it is based on.
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Nov 1, 2012
Altre Modernità, Nov 30, 2015
Una conversazione con Enzo Cassese (29 agosto 2015) di Maria Angelillo Laureato in Lingue e Lette... more Una conversazione con Enzo Cassese (29 agosto 2015) di Maria Angelillo Laureato in Lingue e Letterature Straniere moderne presso l'Istituto Universitario Orientale Federico II di Napoli nel 1994, ENZO CASSESE consegue il dottorato in naturopatia presso l'Università Jean Monnet di Bruxelles nel 2004. Il suo percorso di formazione prosegue dal 2002 al 2015, periodo in cui alterna all'attività di terapeuta e insegnante in Italia, soggiorni di studio in Italia, Sri Lanka e India, durante i quali ottiene numerosi diplomi e certificati di frequenza presso istituti di yoga e ayurveda, approfondendo la conoscenza, pratica e teorica, di questi due ambiti. Nel 2007 completa il Master per Istruttori di Yoga istituito dalla Scuola Siddharta di Napoli. Dal 2003 insegna yoga e ayurveda presso l'A.S.D. Shangri-la di Nola, di cui è Presidente e in cui tiene corsi collettivi e individualizzati di yoga, consulenze di naturopatia e ayurveda e training individualizzati di meditazione. L'istituzione, il 21 giugno 2015, della prima giornata mondiale dello yoga per iniziativa del Primo Ministro indiano Narendra Modi, e la recente pubblicazione della
Altre Modernità, Nov 30, 2015
Lingue culture mediazioni, Jul 1, 2015
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Una conversazione con Enzo Cassese (29 agosto 2015) di Maria Angelillo Laureato in Lingue e Lette... more Una conversazione con Enzo Cassese (29 agosto 2015) di Maria Angelillo Laureato in Lingue e Letterature Straniere moderne presso l'Istituto Universitario Orientale Federico II di Napoli nel 1994, ENZO CASSESE consegue il dottorato in naturopatia presso l'Università Jean Monnet di Bruxelles nel 2004. Il suo percorso di formazione prosegue dal 2002 al 2015, periodo in cui alterna all'attività di terapeuta e insegnante in Italia, soggiorni di studio in Italia, Sri Lanka e India, durante i quali ottiene numerosi diplomi e certificati di frequenza presso istituti di yoga e ayurveda, approfondendo la conoscenza, pratica e teorica, di questi due ambiti. Nel 2007 completa il Master per Istruttori di Yoga istituito dalla Scuola Siddharta di Napoli. Dal 2003 insegna yoga e ayurveda presso l'A.S.D. Shangri-la di Nola, di cui è Presidente e in cui tiene corsi collettivi e individualizzati di yoga, consulenze di naturopatia e ayurveda e training individualizzati di meditazione. L'istituzione, il 21 giugno 2015, della prima giornata mondiale dello yoga per iniziativa del Primo Ministro indiano Narendra Modi, e la recente pubblicazione della
Ipotesi di una ricerca socio-antropologicasui cambiamenti della società indiana, 2013
Favorire il merito o colmare lo svantaggio storico-sociale : dilemmi irrisolti della politica di discriminazione positiva in India, Oct 1, 2014
It is for us a pleasure, an honor, and a privilege to pay tribute to Professor Juan Faus in this ... more It is for us a pleasure, an honor, and a privilege to pay tribute to Professor Juan Faus in this special Issue of the Journal of Coordination Chemistry celebrating his retirement from the University of Valencia. The three authors have very close and friendly long-lasting relations with Professor Faus even in different contexts. Two of us (FL, MJ) received their chemical education from him and became his close co-workers, whereas the third one (MV) developed a tight Spanish-French collaboration between the team of Professor Faus in Valencia and the laboratory of Olivier Kahn at Orsay in the 1980s and then with his group in Paris in the 1990s. Professor Faus is a scholar with a wide and deep culture. Even if his well-known modesty suffers, we would like to underline some of his achievements in teaching and research activities (Figure 1).
The death of Bal Keshav Thackeray, in November 2012, has led several Indian journalists and intel... more The death of Bal Keshav Thackeray, in November 2012, has led several Indian journalists and intellectuals to think over the legacy of the supreme leader of the Shiv Sena to the Indian society. The present article means to identify the reasons which have let the Indian journalists describe the bequest of Thackeray to the Indian society in terms of a legacy of fear. The article deals with Thackeray's use of fear as a tool to arise consent around his social, cultural and political thinking first and, secondly, to legitimize and justify the existence and the modus operandi of the Shiv Sena. The author dwells on the way Thackeray has been able to arise and feed social and cultural fear in order to give a meaning and a sense to his political enterprise. The article argues that the most scaring aspect of Thackeray's political discourse doesn't lie in the aims pursued and in the ways they have been pursued but in the idea of social and cultural identity it is based on.
Maria Angelillo, University of Milan, Italy Caste in the making, dance in the making This communi... more Maria Angelillo, University of Milan, Italy Caste in the making, dance in the making This communication is based on fieldwork in Rajasthan with Kalbelia’s caste: traditionally associated to snake charming, the caste has been turning its own musical and dance heritage into a distinguishing feature of Rajasthani folklore. This paper, through the description of the ethnohistory of the Kalbelia’s dance, leads to some considerations concerning the social status of female professional dancers in modern Indian society. The present social status of female professional dancers will be here described as an outcome of the past British colonial presence in India. The analysis will prove how the colonial past continues to haunt the Indian social and cultural present. Besides, through this case study, the paper will argue that caste is not the unchanging, historically frozen structure that ethnographic imagination has largely presented it as. On the contrary caste will be considered to be the pro...
SUMMARY: The present paper is based on fieldwork in Pushkar (Rajasthan) with the Kalbelia caste: ... more SUMMARY: The present paper is based on fieldwork in Pushkar (Rajasthan) with the Kalbelia caste: traditionally associated with snake charming, it has recently been turning its own musical and dance heritage into a distinguishing feature of Rājasthānī folklore. This paper, through the description of the ethnohistory of Kalbelia dance leads to some considerations concerning the social status of female professional dancers in modern Indian society. The present social status of female professional dancers will be here described as an outcome of the past British colonial presence in India. The analysis will prove how the colonial past continues to haunt the Indian social and cultural present. Besides, through this case study, it will be argued that caste is not the unchanging, historically frozen structure as ethnographic imagination has largely presented it. On the contrary, caste will be considered to be the product of a dynamic balance ruled by economic, ideological and cultural reque...
Altre Modernità, 2015
L’attualita dello Yoga fra tradizione e innovazione Una conversazione con Enzo Cassese (29 agosto... more L’attualita dello Yoga fra tradizione e innovazione Una conversazione con Enzo Cassese (29 agosto 2015) di Maria Angelillo L’attualita dello Yogafra tradizione e innovazioneUna conversazione con Enzo Cassese(29 agosto 2015)di Maria Angelillo
The present paper is meant to introduce a particular Hindū funeral feast, the so-called mausar, p... more The present paper is meant to introduce a particular Hindū funeral feast, the so-called mausar, paying particular attention to the way it is celebrated by the members of the Kalbeliya caste. The following analysis is based on extensive fieldwork amongst the members of the Kalbeliya caste who live in a camp on the outskirts of the holy town of Pushkar1 and, in particular, on the participation in a joint funeral feast held in April 2011 in a temporary camp set up in the Pali district. A detailed introduction to the cultural and social features of the Kalbeliyas goes far beyond the purposes of the present argumentation, whence, it will suffice to briefly dwell on two elements of their identity. The first of these is their belonging to a caste of householder Nāths: Kalbeliyas, in fact, consider themselves to be descendants of Kanipāv, one of the nine Nāths, the semi-divine masters of the practice of haṭha-yoga which inspired the nātha-yogin movement and, as such, they are considered to ...
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