Mayanism
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Mayanism is a modern New Age belief system, influenced in part by Pre-Columbian Maya mythology and some folk beliefs of the modern Maya peoples. Adherents of this belief system are not to be confused with Mayanists, scholars who research the historical Maya civilization.
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Its popularity in the New Age movement stems from the ending of the current baktun cycle of the Maya calendar in 2012, which many New Agers believe will create a global "consciousness shift" and the beginning of a new age. The relevance of this modern belief to actual traditional Maya beliefs is strongly debated.
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- Chiappari, Christopher L. Toward a Maya Theology of Liberation: The Reformulation of a "Traditional" Religion in the Global Context. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 2002; 41(1):47-67.
