{"product_id":"power-in-practice-sergio-gonz-lez-varela-9781785336355","title":"Power in Practice: The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira","description":"\u003cp\u003e Considering the concept of power in capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian ritual art form, Varela describes ethnographically the importance that capoeira leaders (\u003cem\u003emestres\u003c\/em\u003e) have in the social configuration of a style called Angola in Bahia, Brazil. He analyzes how individual power is essential for an understanding of the modern history of capoeira, and for the themes of embodiment, play, cosmology, and ritual action. The book also emphasizes the great significance that creativity and aesthetic expression have for capoeira's practice and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sergio Gonz疝ez Varela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785336355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785336355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Sergio Gonz疝ez Varela","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077346881791,"sku":"9781785336355","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04bad4b4-02f1-4e60-b6ef-e123a7312187.jpg?v=1685469490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-in-practice-sergio-gonz-lez-varela-9781785336355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}