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DEVELOPING THE DEAD
MEDIUMSHIP AND SELFHOOD IN CUBAN ESPIRITISMO |
| By: |
Diana Espirito Santo |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£76.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0813060788 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780813060781 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA |
| Pub. date: |
4 August, 2015 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
This book is the first sustained, deep ethnographic study of Espiritismo (Spiritism) in Cuba. In it, Espirito Santo examines in-depth the daily rhythms of how individual practitioners' experiences and conceptions of selfhood are shaped. |
| Synopsis: |
Despite its powerful influence on Cuban culture, Espiritismo has often been overlooked by scholars. Developing the Dead is the first in-depth exploration of contemporary Espiritismo in Cuba. Based on extensive fieldwork among religious practitioners and their clients in Havana, this book makes the surprising claim that Spiritist practices are fundamentally a project of developing the self. When mediums cultivate relationships between the living and the dead, argues Diana Espirito Santo, they develop, learn, sense, dream, and connect to multiple spirits (muertos), expanding the borders of the self. This understanding of selfhood is radically different fromEnlightenment ideas of an autonomous, bounded self and holds fascinating implications for prophecy, healing, and self-consciousness. Developing the Dead shows how Espiritismo's self-making process permeates all aspects of life, not only for its own practitioners but also for those of other Afro-Cuban religions. |
| Illustrations: |
12 black & white photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University Press of Florida |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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