In Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism: Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World, Sergio Gonzá lez Varela examines the mobility of capoeira leaders and practitioners. He analyzes their motivations and spirituality as well as their ability to reconfigure social practices. Varela draws on tourism mobilities, multisited ethnography, global networks, heritage, and the anthropology of ritual and religion in order to stress the commitment, dedication, and value that international practitioners bring to capoeira.
For more information, check out A Conversation with Sergio Gonzá lez Varela.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
