In search of legitimacy : how outsiders become part of an Afro-Brazilian tradition / / Lauren Miller Griffith

• Autore: Griffith Lauren Miller
• Pubblicazione: New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 793.3/1981
• Soggetto topico: Capoeira (Dance) - Social aspects - Brazil; Capoeira (Dance) - Study and teaching - Brazil; Visitors, Foreign - Brazil - Social conditions; Culture and tourism - Brazil; Black people - Brazil
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 206
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: In search of legitimacy
• ISBN: 1-78533-064-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797917203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Dance and performance studies.