Forthcoming Collection

Espiritismo

A structured corpus of archival and ethnographic materials on Caribbean Spiritism — Kardecist, Cruzado, and Científico traditions — with particular attention to the Cuban and Puerto Rican diaspora contexts. In development within the Medjat interface.

Collection Overview

Traditions covered

Espiritismo Kardecista, Espiritismo Cruzado, and Espiritismo Científico as practiced across Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf diaspora — including their intersections with Lucumí, Palo, and Abakuá.

Archival basis

Field materials, libretas, session records, and published sources. Access to lineage-specific materials governed by community authorization under the Iroko Framework.

Ontology alignment

Records will use Iroko Framework vocabularies including the agency, narrative, and ritual modules, with assertion-level access governance throughout.

Fieldwork basis

Draws on the IHS founder's two-decade fieldwork relationship with Cuban practitioners, with active collaboration through the Iroko Historical Society's Havana presence.

In development

This collection is reserved and in active planning. To follow development or contribute materials, contact the Iroko Historical Society at irokosociety.org.