“And these demons were so expert with maya, they would create darkness, expand into various forms etc.”

“Each individual has to burn out his own karma and escape from the chains of maya, reincarnation, and all that.”

“They each believe in maya, and in the liberation of the soul from rebirth, called moksha, as the goal of human existence.”

“Because Treister is outside the field, however, he makes some generalising statements that would alarm a Mayanist or Mesoamericanist.”

“They gave bangles for African slaves, opium for the silver of China and beads for the gold of the Incas and Mayas of South America.”

“Much better represented in scholarly literature and the popular imagination would be the Aztecs and Mayas of Mexico and the Incas of Peru.”

“Local property values have since appreciated so much that most Mayas are priced out of the market.”