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Title: In Search of Legitimacy
Author : Lauren Miller Griffith
Release Date : January 01, 2016
Genre: Dance,Books,Arts & Entertainment,Nonfiction,Social Science,Anthropology,
Pages : * pages
Size : 7039 KB

Description

Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition. In Search of Legitimacy explores why “first world” men and women leave behind their jobs, families, and friends to pursue a strenuous training regimen in a historically disparaged and marginalized practice. Using the concept of apprenticeship pilgrimage—studying with a local master at a historical point of origin—the author examines how non-Brazilian capoeiristas learn their art and claim legitimacy while navigating the complexities of wealth disparity, racial discrimination, and cultural appropriation.