"The bishop with 150 wives" : fifty years as a missionary / by F.X. Gsell ; with an epilogue by Andre Dupeyrat
- Bib ID:
- 397517
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Gsell, F. X. (Francois Xavier), 1872-1960
- Uniform Title:
- Eveque aux 150 epouses. English
- Description:
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- Sydney ; Wellington : Angus and Robertson, 1956
- 175 p., [10] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 21 cm.
- Summary:
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Full account of work achieved by author during his years in north Australia; History of the Northern Territory and missions; Notes on food, hunting, life cycle, laws, beliefs, government policy; Establishment of mission on Melville Island; Beliefs, death ritual, daily life; The buying of wives to make easier the degraded lives of Aboriginal women.
- Notes:
- First published: Paris : La Colombe, 1954.
- Subject:
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- Gsell, F. X. (Francois Xavier), 1872-1960
- Catholic Church -- Missions -- Northern Territory
- Bishops -- Australia -- Biography
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory
- Government policy
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Religions - Christianity - Catholic Church
- Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)
- Gender relations - Marriage
- Hunting
- Bathurst Island (N.T.) -- Church history
- Yermalner / Melville Island (NT SC52-16)
- Bathurst Island (NT SC52-15)
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2030 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1960
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1956
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