In Search of Legitimacy : : How Outsiders Become Part of the Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Tradition / / Lauren Miller Griffith.
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 jo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Dance and Performance Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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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