Power in practice : the pragmatic anthropology of Afro-Brazilian capoeira /

Considering the concept of power in capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian ritual art form, Varela describes ethnographically the importance that capoeira leaders (mestres) have in the social configuration of a style called Angola in Bahia, Brazil. He analyzes how individual power is essential for an understan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: González Varela, Sergio Armando (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2017.
Temas:
Capoeira (Dance) > Anthropological aspects.
Black people > Brazil > Social life and customs.
Capoeira (Dance)
Martial arts > Brazil > History.
Dance > Anthropological aspects > Brazil > Bahia (State)
Capoeira (Danse)
Arts martiaux > Brésil > Histoire.
Danse > Aspect anthropologique > Brésil > Bahia (État)
Personnes noires > Brésil > Mœurs et coutumes.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
Martial arts.
Dance > Anthropological aspects.
Black people > Social life and customs.
Brazil > Bahia (State)
Brazil.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Considering the concept of power in capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian ritual art form, Varela describes ethnographically the importance that capoeira leaders (mestres) have in the social configuration of a style called Angola in Bahia, Brazil. He analyzes how individual power is essential for an understanding of the modern history of capoeira, and for the themes of embodiment, play, cosmology, and ritual action. The book also emphasizes the great significance that creativity and aesthetic expression have for capoeira's practice and performance.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 166 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785336362
1785336363

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