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Capoeira and Candomblé : conformity and resistance in Brazil. Floyd Merrell

Merrell, Floyd [1937-...] 2005

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Title:
Capoeira and Candomblé : conformity and resistance in Brazil. Floyd Merrell
Author: Merrell, Floyd [1937-...]
Subjects: Candomblé (Religion) -- Brazil;
Afro-Brazilian cults -- Brazil;
Capoeira (Dance);
Candomblé -- Brésil;
Cultes afro-brésiliens -- Brésil;
Capoeira;
Brésil -- Religion;
Brazil -- Religion
Description: Bibliogr. p. 299-317
Capoeira : playfully practicing philosophy. A brief history of the art Capoeira becoming How the art is becoming How the becoming is processual Nonlinear and sinuous is the road Candomblé : living philosophy, philosophical living. Rhythms and rituals of resistance Hegemonic pressure Does syncretism give an adequate account? More complex than meets the eye Process : perpetual change within stability The dichotomies become more pliable Those other logics within cultural processes. Qualifying the process : an impossible task? Attempting to refine the figure further Still in search of process Capoeira and Candomblé as cultural logics. Brazilian haziness Capoeira, again Candomblé, one more time
Publisher: Princeton N.J., Etats-Unis : Markus Wiener Publishers, 2005
Creation Date: 2005
Format: 1 vol. (x-317 p.) : ill., couv. ill. ; 23 cm
Language: English

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