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Capoeira, mobility, and tourism : preserving an Afro-Brazilian tradition in a globalized world /

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In Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism : Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World, Sergio González Varela examines the mobility of capoeira leaders and practitioners. He analyzes their motivations and spirituality as well as their ability to reconfigure social practices.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: González Varela, Sergio Armando (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Series:Anthropology of tourism.
Subjects:
Capoeira (Dance) > Anthropological aspects.
Culture and tourism.
Table of Contents:
  • History, mythology, and the local imaginaries of capoeira
  • Global expansion : making sense of mobility
  • The mestre-student relationship in the age of tourism
  • Religious foundations
  • Worshipping the ancestors
  • Capoeira as intangible cultural heritage.