Developing the dead [electronic resource] : 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.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2015 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo
Format: Electronic eBook
Description
Summary:
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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813050850 (online)
9780813055275 (online)
9780813073057 (online)