I have heard that a large share of Esperanto speakers in Brazil is somehow affiliated to the spiritism, based on the books of Allan Kardec.

What encourages spiritists to learn Esperanto? How is Esperanto regarded within the spiritist relgion? How is its creator Zamenhof regarded?

I have heard that a large share of Esperanto speakers in Brazil is somehow affiliated to the spiritism, based on the books of Allan Kardec.

What encourages spiritists to learn Esperanto? How is Esperanto regarded within the spiritist religion? How is its creator Zamenhof regarded?