Power in Practice

The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Dance, Sports, Martial Arts & Self Defence, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Sergio González Varela ISBN: 9781785336362
Publisher: Berghahn Books Publication: September 1, 2017
Imprint: Berghahn Books Language: English
Author: Sergio González Varela
ISBN: 9781785336362
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Publication: September 1, 2017
Imprint: Berghahn Books
Language: English

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.

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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.

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