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Studies 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.

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A major empirical contribution to the debate about anti representationalism and posthumanism that has been agitating the entire discipline of anthropology in recent years."—Stephan Palmié, author of The Cooking of History: How Not to Study Afro-Cuban Religion

"The most provocative and complete portrayal of contemporary Cuban espiritismo available. It underscores the embodied character of espiritista practices and offers a dynamic portrayal of espiritista mediums' crucial roles within a complex of Afro-Cuban religions that includes ocha, palo monte, and other faiths."—Reinaldo L. Román, author of Governing Spirits: Religion, Miracles, and Spectacles in Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1898–1956

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      Publisher University Press of Florida
      Published 10 October 2023
      ISBN-13 9780813080383
      978-0813080383
      ISBN-10 081308038X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Studies 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.

      Trade Review
      A major empirical contribution to the debate about anti representationalism and posthumanism that has been agitating the entire discipline of anthropology in recent years."—Stephan Palmié, author of The Cooking of History: How Not to Study Afro-Cuban Religion

      "The most provocative and complete portrayal of contemporary Cuban espiritismo available. It underscores the embodied character of espiritista practices and offers a dynamic portrayal of espiritista mediums' crucial roles within a complex of Afro-Cuban religions that includes ocha, palo monte, and other faiths."—Reinaldo L. Román, author of Governing Spirits: Religion, Miracles, and Spectacles in Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1898–1956

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