The Religious Foundations of Capoeira Angola: The Cosmopolitics of an Apparently Non-religious Practice
Scholars commonly associate the religiosity of capoeira with the Afro- Brazilian religion of Candomblé, although some consider capoeira to be exclusively a martial art or even a sport. From the vantage point of the leaders of capoeira Angola groups, their individual power comes from a set of magical...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Berghahn
[2017]
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Religion and society
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-93 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Angola
/ Capoeira
/ Spiritual movement
/ Ritual
/ Candomblé
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| Further subjects: | B
Candomblé
B Spirituality B Capoeira B Magic B Religion B Cosmology B Politics B Power |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |