Capoeira - History, Philosophy, Practice (Paperback, 2nd)

Capoeira weaves fighting, music, dance, prayer, and ritual into an urgent strategy by which people live, struggle, celebrate, and survive together. In this book Bira Almeida--or Mestre Acordeon as he is respectfully called in capoeira circles--documents his own tradition with both the panoramic eye of the historian and the passionate heart of the capoeirista. He transports the reader from the damn of New World history in Brazil to the streets of twentieth-century Bahia (the spiritual home of capoeira) to the giant urban centers of North America (wher capoeira is now spreading in new lineages from the old masters). This book is valuable for anyone interested in ethnocultural traditions, martial arts, and music, as well as for those who want to listen to the words of an actual mestre dedicated to preserving his Afro-Brazilian legacy.

General

Imprint:	North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1993
First published:	February 1993
Authors:	Bira Almeida
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	181
Edition:	2nd
ISBN-13:	978-0-938190-29-5
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Oriental martial arts > General Promotions
LSN:	0-938190-29-6
Barcode:	9780938190295

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