Samba
Subtitle: resistance in motion
By: Barbara Browning.
Series: Arts and politics of the everyday
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Dance -- Social aspects -- Brazil; Dance, Black -- Brazil
Description: "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, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.