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Book SynopsisIn 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.
Trade Review“Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism is a tour de force in every sense. Varela’s deep and close understanding of capoeira angola in Brazil is the pivot around which his powerful argument about global mobility turns.” -- Martin Holbraad, University College London
Table of ContentsChapter 1 History, Mythology, and the Local Imaginaries of Capoeira
Chapter 2 Global Expansion: Making Sense of Mobility
Chapter 3 The Mestre-Student Relationship in the Age of Tourism
Chapter 4 Religious Foundations
Chapter 5 Worshipping the Ancestors
Chapter 6 Capoeira as Intangible Cultural Heritage
