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Power in Practice: The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira
Sergio Gonzalez Varela
Power in Practice: The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira
Sergio Gonzalez Varela
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.
182 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 1, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781785336355 |
Publishers | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 182 |
Dimensions | 239 × 161 × 15 mm · 385 g |
Language | English |
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