Samba : resistance in motion / Barbara Browning.
"Relying on literary theories, the author discusses the role of dance and the body in Afro-Brazilian secular and sacred practices. Ethnographic study addresses samba academies, candomblé, capoeira, and carnival dances"--Handbook of Latin American Studies.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington, Ind. :
Indiana University Press,
[1995]
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| Series: | Arts and politics of the everyday.
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| Summary: | "Relying on literary theories, the author discusses the role of dance and the body in Afro-Brazilian secular and sacred practices. Ethnographic study addresses samba academies, candomblé, capoeira, and carnival dances"--Handbook of Latin American Studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253328675 9780253328670 0253209560 9780253209566 |