Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition. In Search of Legitimacy explores why “first world” men and women leave behind their jobs, families, and friends to pursue a strenuous training regimen in a historically disparaged and marginalized practice. Using the concept of apprenticeship pilgrimage—studying with a local master at a historical point of origin—the author examines how non-Brazilian capoeiristas learn their art and claim legitimacy while navigating the complexities of wealth disparity, racial discrimination, and cultural appropriation.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781785330636
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-78533-063-6
- Verlag: Berghahn Books
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.01.2016
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2016
- Serie: Dance and Performance Studies
- Produktform: Gebunden, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 459 g
- Seiten: 248
- Format (B x H x T): 157 x 235 x 16 mm
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Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt