K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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Description
This story is about a young man that had an uncle who made statues of saints. The youth went to his uncle one day and asked him to paint him up to look like a saint in order to have an affair with two girls. When he was through with the affair he returned home.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Saints; magic; lust
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #123: A Young Man who Became a Saint." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/17
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