Contents

A Note to Readers

Introduction

Part One  1976–1978

  1  Andean Prelude

  2  Armadillo for Breakfast

  3  Puzzle Pieces

  4  Jesus versus the Warrior Spirits

  5  Four Weddings and a Funeral

  6  Trouble in Mind

  7  Hard Lessons

Part Two  1980–2012

  8  Civilization’s Twisting Road

  9  Boundary Condition

10  Looking Back

Notes

Sources on the Awajún and Related Societies

Acknowledgments

Index