The reader will discover in its pages multiple aspects of life in Yoruba society, as well as the knowledge transmitted orally from generation to generation and the creative power of a people whose historical and cultural roots are anchored in the most ancient civilizations of humanity.

With a degree in French Language and Literature from the University of Havana and a postgraduate degree from the Sorbonne in Paris, Valentina Porras introduces the world of symbols, allegories, metaphors and images present in the ceremonies, foundations, tools and attributes of these two religious-socio-cultural complexes.

Of his authorship on the same subject, "La espiritualidad del Caribe al Brasil", together with the notable researcher and writer Natalia Bolívar; as well as "El Ashe está en Cuba", and "Con la bendición de todos. Inheritance and creativity in Cuban popular religiosity".

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