Thanks to his long experience as an anthropologist, traveller and visual artist, over the years, Martino Nicoletti has devoted himself to writing numerous works on Asian religions and spirituality, travel and photographic volumes, as well as artist’s books, novels, poetry and multimedia works, published in several languages.
His writing is characterized by an original style and vibrant experimentation, elements that allow him to deal with different subjects and manifold forms of expression.
GUDEL
Artist's books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, GUDEL : NOTRE VOYAGE AU PAYS DES ANCÊTRES, PARIS, ÉDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2018 An artist’s book devoted to the Kulunge Rai tribe of Nepal, created [...]
SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI, L’ESSENZA DELL’INSEGNAMENTO (UPADESA SARAM) (THE ESSENCE OF INSTRUCTION), EDITED BY MARTINO NICOLETTI
Books on anthropology and religions
SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI, L’ESSENZA DELL’INSEGNAMENTO (UPADESA SARAM) (THE ESSENCE OF INSTRUCTION – UPADESA SARAM), PARIS, ÉDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2018 (EDITED BY MARTINO NICOLETTI) Condensed into a few, splendid, [...]
CE CORPS QUI NOUS GUÉRIT
Books related to Body Awareness, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, CE CORPS QUI NOUS GUÉRIT : LA CONSCIENCE CORPORELLE COMME CLÉ DE CONNAISSANCE ET OUTIL DE TRANSFORMATION DE SOI, (THIS BODY THAT HEALS US: BODY AWARENESS AS A KEY OF KNOWLEDGE AND A TOOL OF [...]
BIRBAL: IL PICCOLO SCIAMANO
Books for children, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, BIRBAL: IL PICCOLO SCIAMANO, (BIRBAL, THE LITTLE SHAMAN), PERUGIA, EDIZIONI CORSARE, 2011 The work, magnificently illustrated by numerous colour plates by Lucia Sforza, narrates the story of Birbal, [...]
LES CONSTELLATION MÉDIUMNIQUES
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI AND CLAUDIE CHLASTA, LES CONSTELLATION MÉDIUMNIQUES: L’ÂME, LES ANCÊTRES ET L’AU-DELÀ DANS LA PRATIQUES DES CONSTELLATIONS (SPIRITUALIST CONSTELLATIONS: THE SOUL, THE ANCESTORS AND THE BEYOND IN THE PRACTICE OF CONSTELLATIONS), PARIS, LE [...]
LA PETITE FILLE QUI PARLAIT AU SOLDAT MORT
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
CLAUDIE CHLASTA AND MARTINO NICOLETTI, LA PETITE FILLE QUI PARLAIT AU SOLDAT MORT: UNE MÉDIUM DÉVOILE LE VOYAGE DE L’ÂME (THE LITTLE GIRL WHO TALKED TO THE DEAD SOLDIER: A MEDIUM RETELLS THE LONG [...]
L’UOMO CHE DIALOGAVA CON IL COYOTE
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, L’UOMO CHE DIALOGAVA CON IL COYOTE: UNA BREVE INCURSIONE SUL TEMA JOSEPH BEUYS E SCIAMANESIMO (THE MAN WHO TALKED TO THE COYOTE. ON THE THEME: JOSEPH BEUYS AND SHAMANISM) ROMA, EXÒRMA, 2011 [...]
CORPS ET PRIÈRE
Books on anthropology and religions, Books related to Body Awareness, Writing
JEAN ABSAT (TRANSLATION AND INTRODUCTION BY MARTINO NICOLETTI), CORPS ET PRIÈRE : NOBLESSE D’UN FIL D’HERBE (BODY AND PRAYER: NOBILITY OF A YARN OF GRASS), PARIS, EDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2018 [...]
THE PATH OF LIGHT (BOOK+CD)
Books on anthropology and religions, Travel, photographic and multimedia books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, THE PATH OF LIGHT: RITUAL MUSIC OF THE TIBETAN BÖN, BOLOGNA, BORGATTI EDIZIONI MUSICALI, 2008 (BOOK+CD) The Path of Light: Ritual Music of the Tibetan Bon – the first [...]
THE ZOO OF THE GIRAFFE WOMEN
Travel, photographic and multimedia books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, THE ZOO OF THE GIRAFFE WOMEN: A JOURNEY AMONG THE KAYAN OF NORTHERN THAILAND, KATHMANDU, VAJRA PUBLICATIONS, 2013 In a village in the far north of Thailand, under [...]
CANTARE TRA LE MANI
Travel, photographic and multimedia books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, CANTARE TRA LE MANI: UN VIAGGIO TRA GLI ISMAILITI DELL’HINDUKUSH (SINGING IN YOUR HANDS: A JOURNEY AMONG THE ISMAILIS OF THE HINDUKUSH), TORINO, LINDAU, 2014 Arising from a sojourn [...]
KATHMANDU: LESSONS OF DARKNESS
Novels and poetry, Travel, photographic and multimedia books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, KATHMANDU: LESSONS OF DARKNESS, MILAN, MIMESIS INTERNATIONAL, 2015 This unique work offers the reader a poetic depiction of the abyssal Himalayan city of Kathmandu: the mythical sword-shaped sacred [...]
ANIME DI SABBIA
Novels and poetry, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, ANIME DI SABBIA (SOULS OF SAND), PARIS, ÉDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2016 La passion et l’amour peuvent-ils résonner simultanément à travers différentes époques et continents ? Sur toile [...]
DIRE L’OMBRE
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, « DIRE L’OMBRE » : QUAND LA PRATIQUE ARTISTIQUE DEVIENT UNE NÉCESSITÉ ETHNOGRAPHIQUE (UN ÉCRIT À LA MÉMOIRE DE PHILIPPE SAGANT), PARIS, LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2018 [...]
WATER MEMORY
Artist's books
MARTINO NICOLETTI, WATER MEMORY: AN ORPHIC POST-MORTEM JOURNEY (MEMOIRE D’EAU: UN VOYAGE ORPHIQUE POST-MORTEM), PARIS, EDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2016 Inspired by the texts of ancient Orphic [...]
LEÇONS DES TÉNÈBRES
Artist's books
MARTINO NICOLETTI, LEÇONS DES TÉNÈBRES, BANGKOK, PARBPHIN LDT, 2009 An artist’s book devoted to the abyssal metropolis of the Himalayas. Fragments from the travel note book of the author, encounters, poems, [...]
SUBMERGED LANDSCAPES
Artist's books
MARTINO NICOLETTI, SUBMERGED LANDSCAPES: A PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHIC TALE, BANGKOK, PARBPHIN LDT, 2010 Inspired by an ancient pagan myth, the artist’s book, through a selection of analogical pinhole photographs, narrates the tragic [...]
INTERREGNUM
Artist's books
MARTINO NICOLETTI, INTERREGNUM, BANGKOK, PARBHIN LDT, 2010 An artist’s book dedicated to the memory of the author’s father, Giorgio (1926-2010). The volume was printed in Bangkok by Parbpim Ltd. in a [...]
BANGKOK SKYLINE
Artist's books
MARTINO NICOLETTI, BANGKOK SKYLINE: SIX PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS ONE, PARIS, ÉDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2016 A rare photographic artist’s book devoted to the city of Bangkok, printed in a signed and numbered [...]
LES ROUTES D’EAU
Artist's books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, LES ROUTES D’EAU, PARIS, ÉDITIONS LE LOUP DES STEPPES, 2016 An artist’s book devoted to Venice, created on a combination of poetry and analogue photography. The book was printed [...]
CHAPTERS IN COLLECTIVE WORKS
Chapters in collective works, Writing
CHAPTERS IN COLLECTIVE WORKS AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES – Nicoletti M. (2014), “Dèmoni di polvere e dèi di riso bollito: Sciamanesimo e arte rituale effimera in Himalaya”, in: Pagnani O. (ed.) Le [...]
THE ANCESTRAL FOREST
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, THE ANCESTRAL FOREST: MEMORY, SPACE AND RITUAL AMONG THE KULUNGE RAI OF EASTERN NEPAL, KATHMANDU, VAJRA PUBLICATIONS 2006 Settled in the high hills of eastern Nepal, the Kulunge [...]
SHAMANIC SOLITUDES
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, SHAMANIC SOLITUDES: ECSTASY, MADNESS AND SPIRIT POSSESSION IN THE NEPAL HIMALAYAS, KATHMANDU, VAJRA PUBLICATIONS, 2006 An itinerary – only apparently circular – furrows the universe of Kulunge Rai [...]
THE ECSTATIC BODY
Books on anthropology and religions, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, THE ECSTATIC BODY: NOTES ON SHAMANISM AND CORPOREITY IN NEPAL, KATHMANDU, VAJRA PUBLICATIONS, 2008 A work devoted to the cultural perception and use of the body in Nepalese [...]
THE NOMADIC SACRIFICE
Books on anthropology and religions, Travel, photographic and multimedia books, Writing
MARTINO NICOLETTI, THE NOMADIC SACRIFICE: THE CHÖD PILGRIMAGE AMONG THE BÖNPO OF DOLPO (WESTERN NEPAL), KATHMANDU, VAJRA PUBLICATION, 2013 In the heart of the Himalayas, officiants belonging to Tibet’s ancient religion, Bön, [...]