Hidden History of Capoeira A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance

Name: Hidden History of Capoeira A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance
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ISBN: 9780292717237

ISBN-10: 0292717237

ISBN-13: 9780292717237

Edition: 2007

Authors: Maya Talmon-Chvaicer

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Capoeira, a Brazilian battle dance and national sport, has become popular all over the world. First brought to Brazil by African slaves and first documented in the late eighteenth century, capoeira has undergone many transformations as it has diffused throughout Brazilian society and beyond, taking on a multiplicity of meanings for those who participate in it and for the societies in which it is practiced. In this book, Maya Talmon-Chvaicer combines cultural history with anthropological research to offer an in-depth study of the development and meaning of capoeira, starting with the African cultures in which it originated and continuing up to the present day. Using a wealth of primary…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 12/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 249
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Maya Talmon-Chvaicer is an independent scholar in Toronto, Canada. She holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Haifa.



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



A Rio de Janeiro Slave Game



The Battle and the Game (1840s-1870s)



Patrons and Oppressors (1870s-1930s)



New Center, New Style: Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola in Twentieth-Century Bahia



The Game of Life: Battle of Cultures


Epilogue


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index