TY - BOOK ID - 135313869 TI - In search of legitimacy : how outsiders become part of an Afro-Brazilian tradition PY - 2016 SN - 1785330640 PB - New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, DB - UniCat KW - Capoeira (Dance) KW - Visitors, Foreign KW - Culture and tourism KW - Black people KW - Social aspects KW - Study and teaching KW - Social conditions. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135313869 AB - Every year, countless young adults from affluent, Western nations travel to Brazil to train in capoeira, the dance/martial art form that is one of the most visible strands of the Afro-Brazilian cultural tradition. In Search of Legitimacy explores why “first world” men and women leave behind their jobs, families, and friends to pursue a strenuous training regimen in a historically disparaged and marginalized practice. Using the concept of apprenticeship pilgrimage—studying with a local master at a historical point of origin—the author examines how non-Brazilian capoeiristas learn their art and claim legitimacy while navigating the complexities of wealth disparity, racial discrimination, and cultural appropriation. ER -