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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.

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“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 Contents

Chapter 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

Capoeira Mobility and Tourism

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      Publisher: Lexington Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/23/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781498570343, 978-1498570343
      ISBN10: 1498570348

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      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 Contents

      Chapter 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

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