Developing the dead mediumship and selfhood in Cuban espiritismo / Diana Espírito Santo.
| Author/creator | Espirito Santo, Diana |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015] |
| Description | xvii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Spirits at the crossroads of belief and pragmatism -- Spiritism and the place of the dead in Afro-Cuban religion -- On good mediumship: science, revolution, and legitimacy -- Encounter, selfhood, and multiplicity -- Development as cosmogony: ritual and materialization -- Epilogue: biographical intersections. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015004615 |
| ISBN | 9780813060781 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |