In 2017, Georgina Stewart published a criticism "The Gift", specifically on Mauss's understanding of Hau. Stewart claims that a misunderstanding of Māori beliefs about the cosmos and language differences caused Mauss to misunderstand the Māori concept of Hau. Alan Testart (1998) claimed that Mauss exaggerated the idea that all gifts need to pay repaid. Testart said that there were some truly free gifts, such as giving money to a homeless person as you walk by them. James Laidlaw also points out an example of free gifts in Jainism.