Nagoyo: The Life of Don Angelo Confalonieri among the Aborigines of Australia, 1846–1848 edited by Stefano Girola and Rolando Pizzini

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Two volumes.

Despite his short life, Angelo Confalonieri (1813-1848) has written a significant chapter in the history of the relationships between European culture and the Indigenous peoples of Australia, within the broader history of Catholic missionary work.

In this book, scholars from various fields of study have unveiled both a cultural and religious experience of extraordinary value and the fascinating personality of a priest from the Trentino Region, northern Italy, who decided to devote his life to the evangelisation of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia in the first half of the nineteenth century.

The second volume is in Italian.