In Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism: Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World, Sergio Gonzalez 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, multi-sited 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.

About the Author
Sergio Gonzalez Varela is professor of anthropology at the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi.

Reviews
"Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism: Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World is a tour de force in every sense. Varela's deep and close understanding of capoeira angola in Brazil is the pivot around which his powerful argument about global mobility turns." -- Martin Holbraad, University College London



Book Information
ISBN 9781498570329
Author Sergio Gonzalez Varela
Format Hardback
Page Count 184
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 476g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 164mm * 18mm