Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo

Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo - Paperback

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Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo
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Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo - Paperback

Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo - Paperback

$123.64
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by Diana Espírito Santo (Author)

Studying the relationships cultivated by mediums between the living and the dead
Based on extensive fieldwork among espiritistas and their patrons 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 Espírito 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 from Enlightenment 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.

Author Biography

Diana Espírito Santo is assistant professor in social anthropology at the Institute of Sociology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is coeditor of The Social Life of Spirits and Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary Religions

Number of Pages: 338
Dimensions: 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 10, 2023
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