Oral History #080: The Punishment for Adultery

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

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Description

The narrator tells the story of a man who framed his wife for killing her own lover. The authorities While she was in jail the woman couldn't stop drinking water, and finally her stomach burst open and she died. This is a lesson to all married couples that if they commit adultery they will be punished.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Marriage tradition; adultery; justice

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #080: The Punishment for Adultery." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/66

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