Serious Business

Agree with God and be at peace; in this way good will come to you.
Job 22:21

Jivaro Indians engaged in serious discussion after church. Ecuador, SA 1954

photo by Bill Gibson

In the early days, there were so many family feuds and vendettas that the social time before and after church was fraught with tension and hidden danger. The men brought their guns, and kept them handy.

To read more about Shuar history, go here.Two books that are worth reading are: Mission To The Headhunters by Frank and Marie Drown, and The Jivaro by Michael Harner