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Abstract This article aims to investigate Alternative Corporal Practices (PCAs as in portuguese) in the academic field of Physical Education. The main idea is to analyze, this in articles published in five journals of relevance in academic Brazilian field, between 1979-2015. The object is to identify meanings and propositions of PCAs, as well as the conceptions about the body and its uses. The aspects related to the traditions and genesis of these practices within the area were analyzed and their relations with different corporal practices. The conclusion are based on the inclusion of PCAs in the academic field, its relationship between body and mind, religiosity and spirituality (holism), as well as in the propagation of these practices in the field of Physical Education.

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