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 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.
Година:
2016
Издание:
1
Издателство:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Език:
english
Страници:
206
ISBN 10:
1785330640
ISBN 13:
9781785330643
Серия:
Dance and Performance Studies
Файл:
PDF, 981 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2016