In Search of Legitimacy : : How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition / / Lauren Miller Griffith.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Griffith, Lauren Miller,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Dance and Performance Studies ; 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 A Brief History of Capoeira -- Chapter 2 The Challenges of Teaching and Learning Capoeira Abroad -- Chapter 3 Travel as a Way to Overcome Doubts -- Chapter 4 Preparing for the Pilgrimage -- Chapter 5 A World in Which the Black Brazilian Man Is King -- Chapter 6 How the Rest of Us Get Our Foot in the Door -- Chapter 7 Does Form Really Matter? -- Chapter 8 Will I Ever Be Good Enough? -- Chapter 9 Conclusion and Future Directions -- Glossary -- Index