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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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In Search of Legitimacy: How Outsiders Become Part of an Afro-Brazilian Tradition

In Search of Legitimacy: How Outsiders Become Part of an Afro-Brazilian Tradition

Griffith, Lauren Miller

Hardcover

Series: Dance and Performance Studies, Book 7

DanceAnthropology

ISBN10: 1785330632
ISBN13: 9781785330636
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Jan 1 2016
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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.

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