| Power in Practice: The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Contributor(s): Varela, Sergio González (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785336355 ISBN-13: 9781785336355 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Regional & Ethnic - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Sports & Recreation | Martial Arts & Self-defense |
| Dewey: 792.809 |
| LCCN: 2017017958 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Varela, Sergio Gonz: - Sergio González Varela is Professor of Anthropology at Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He is currently working on a book about the anthropologist Paul Stoller. |