Ring of Liberation

Ring of Liberation
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0226476839
ISBN-13 : 9780226476834
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Book Synopsis Ring of Liberation by : J. Lowell Lewis

Download or read book Ring of Liberation written by J. Lowell Lewis and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-09-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capoeira originated in early slave culture and is practiced widely today by urban Brazilians and others. At once game, sport, mock combat, and ritualized performance, it involves two players who dance and "battle" within a ring of musicians and singers. Stunning physical performances combine with music and poetry in a form as expressive in movement as it is in word.


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