Independent Researcher

Thesis Title: Sexual Body Techniques in Ancient China. Three Manuscripts from Mawangdui. (2001)

About

Swiss National Science Foundation Project
"Psychophysical Techniques in Ancient and Medieval China"
2008-2011, University of Basel, Switzerland

International Research Conferences 'Villa Vigoni':
"Rekonstruktion von Emotionswissen in Ming-Qing China" - "Ricostruzione della rappresentazione delle emozioni nella Cina imperiale (XV-XIX sec.)", Villa Vigoni, Menaggio (Como), Italy, 20-23 luglio 2009; 24-27 maggio 2010; 26-28 maggio 2011.





research focuses on technical texts
from ancient, medieval, and late imperial China,
dealing with
- sexual body techniques,
- individual psychophysical techniques
  (like meditation, visualisation, mirror techniques, etc.),
- physiological alchemy (nei dan),
- medical treatment,
- plant signatures.



groups

Indo-Eurasian Research:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Indo-Eurasian_research/

Asian Linguistics - Linguistique en Asie Orientale: http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/asian-linguistics/

Emotionsproject:
http://groups.google.com/group/emotionsproject/



memberships

• Euro-Asian Network for the Study of Everyday Technologies (EANSET)
http://www.asienundeuropa.uzh.ch/events/conferences/bodywork.html

• European Association for the Study of Chinese Manuscripts (EASCM) 
http://www.eascm.org

• International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine (IASTAM)
http://www.iastam.org/conferences_VII.htm

• International Society for the History of East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine (ISHEASTM)
http://isheastm.ihns.ac.cn/

• Schweizerische Asiengesellschaft (SAG)
http://www.sagw.ch/asiengesellschaft

• China-Basel Association
http://www.china-basel.ch/

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