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This book deals with the Capuchin mission to Kongo in the seventeenth century and shows that this mission was a unique endeavor in African history since it occurred at the invitation of the African rulers.
Fromont highlights the role of indigenous catechists in the dissemination of Catholicism in the Kongo region. This new perspective challenges the traditional perception of the Catholic mission in Africa as an ally of colonialism.
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Early modern central Africa comes to life in an extraordinary atlas of vivid watercolors and drawings that Italian Capuchin Franciscans, veterans of Kongo and Angola missions, composed between 1650 and 1750 for the training of future missionaries. These "practical guides" present the intricacies of the natural, social, and religious environment of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century west-central Africa and outline the primarily visual catechization methods the friars devised for the region. Images on a Mission in Early Modern Kongo and Angola brings this overlooked visual corpus to public and scholarly attention.
This beautifully illustrated book includes full-color reproductions of all the images…