{"product_id":"developing-the-dead-diana-esprito-santo-9780813080383","title":"Developing the Dead: Mediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eStudying the relationships cultivated by mediums between the living and the dead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When mediums cultivate relationships between the living and the dead, argues Diana Esp叝ito Santo, they develop, learn, sense, dream, and connect to multiple spirits (\u003ci\u003emuertos\u003c\/i\u003e), 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. \u003ci\u003eDeveloping the Dead \u003c\/i\u003eshows 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diana Esp叝ito Santo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081308038X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813080383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Diana Esp叝ito Santo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321675804927,"sku":"9780813080383","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c696d0c-1aa7-4344-986a-db2cd253bf59.jpg?v=1696332109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/developing-the-dead-diana-esprito-santo-9780813080383","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}