K'iche' Maya Oral History Project
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Description
The narrator tells a story about a husband whose wife began have affairs with several men. The lovers decided to kill the woman's husband so they would have complete access to her. The authorities discovered that the husband of the adulterous woman was missing. They found the killers and were executed in the village for the crime they had committed.
Publication Date
1-1-1968
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico
Keywords
Murder; adultery; justice; execution
Recommended Citation
Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #087: Adulterers Kill A Man Because of His Wife." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/73
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