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: 9781800731813
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-80073-181-3
- Verlag: Berghahn Books
- Erscheinungstermin: 01.08.2021
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 2021
- Serie: Dance and Performance Studies
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 307 g
- Seiten: 248
- Format (B x H x T): 152 x 229 x 11 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Themen
- Geisteswissenschaften
- Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste
- Tanz
- Gesellschaftstänze, Volkstänze
- Sozialwissenschaften
- Ethnologie | Volkskunde
- Volkskunde
- Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden