According to Sensbach, this is an important biography because it describes major themes connecting the eighteenth-century black Atlantic world, including the dramatic expansion of the slave trade and the Afro-Atlantic freedom struggle
Explores the association of altars with religious practice known as Espiritismo or Spiritism in the Caribbean culture, particularly the Indians and Congo. Attributes of Espiritismo; Distinction of an Espiritismo altar from other non-Christian altars assembled in observance of the Caribbean religions; Relation of Espiritismo with the religion Palo Monte Mayombe in Cuba.