Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1 White “Genius”: Ngango, Gabon Estuary, 1817 28
6. Chapter 2 A Falcon under Glass: Paris, France, 1838 56
7. Chapter 3 Moral Atmospherics in Elijah: Black Country, Britain, 1846– 1860 81
8. Chapter 4 Black “Possession”: Santa Maria de Belém do Grão- Pará, Brazil, 1871 119
9. Chapter 5 A Spectral Image of Breath: New York, United States, 1901 147
10. Chapter 6 Albert Schweitzer’s Equatorial Piano: Lambaréné, Gabon, 1913 169
11. Epilogue 207
12. Acknowledgments 215
13. Notes 219
14. Index 271