{"product_id":"9780813080383-developing-the-dead","title":"Developing the Dead","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMediumship and Selfhood in Cuban Espiritismo\u003cbr\u003eStudies the relationships cultivated by mediums between the living and the dead. 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.\u003cbr\u003eStudying the relationships cultivated by mediums between the living and the dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When mediums cultivate relationships between the living and the dead, argues Diana Espírito 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54853484118390,"sku":"9780813080383","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38143936_fbe1ea9f-53bd-4b74-b420-157fd54bc13f.jpg?v=1763753621","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813080383-developing-the-dead","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}