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Developing the Dead - Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo (Paperback)
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Developing the Dead - Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo (Paperback)
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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.
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