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The indigenous religious beliefs and practices of the [[Maya civilization|ancient]] and [[Maya peoples|modern Maya]] vary greatly over space and time, but certain common features can be discerned, all of which are consistent with other [[Mesoamerica#Mythology_and_worldview|Mesoamerican religions]]. First among these is a focus on various interlocking cyclical periods of [[time]], such as the 260-day [[Tzolkin]] calendar. Also notable are the cardinal directions (as with the time, conceived not as finite intervals but as infinite expanses centered around the current place/time), and individual associations with "nahuals" or external souls in animal form.