Developing the dead : mediumship and selfhood in Cuban espiritismo / Diana Espírito Santo.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Espirito Santo, Diana (Author)
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Subjects:
Santeria > Cuba.
Black people > Cuba > Religion.
Spiritualism > Cuba.
Cuba > Religion > African influences.
Black people > Religion.
Religion > African influences.
Santeria.
Spiritualism.
Cuba.
Physical Description:xvii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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