Oral History #066: The Sorcerer and His Compadre

Authors

James Mondloch
Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x
Diego Guarchaj

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Description

The narrator tells the story of how a man taught his compadre how to transform himself into a jaguar to steal pigs. One night when the compadre went alone to steal pigs the guardians of the pigs shot him. The authorities then captured and executed the man who taught his compadre how to transform himself.

Publication Date

1-1-1968

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico

Keywords

Magic; deceit; death

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mondloch, James; Miguel Guarchaj Ch'o'x; and Diego Guarchaj. "Oral History #066: The Sorcerer and His Compadre." (1968). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/laii_kichemaya/82

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