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2012 and the End of the World
The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse|
15,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 16.01.2011 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781442206113 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 160 |
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Beschreibungen
<span><span><span>Did the Maya really predict that the world would end in December of 2012? If not, how and why has 2012 millenarianism gained such popular appeal? In this deeply knowledgeable book, two leading historians of the Maya answer these questions in a succinct, readable, and accessible style. Matthew Restall and Amara Solari introduce, explain, and ultimately demystify the 2012 phenomenon. They begin by briefly examining the evidence for the prediction of the world's end in ancient Maya texts and images, analyzing precisely what Maya priests did and did not prophesize. The authors then convincingly show how 2012 millenarianism has roots far in time and place from Maya cultural traditions, but in those of medieval and Early Modern Western Europe. Revelatory any myth-busting, while remaining firmly grounded in historical fact, this fascinating book will be essential reading as the countdown to December 21, 2012, begins.</span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Did the Maya really predict that the world would end in December of 2012? If not, how and why has 2012 millenarianism gained such popular appeal? In this deeply knowledgeable book, two leading historians of the Maya answer these questions in a succinct, readable, and accessible style. Matthew Restall and Amara Solari introduce, explain, and ultimately demystify the 2012 phenomenon. Firmly grounded in historical fact, while also being revelatory and myth-busting, this fascinating book will be essential reading as the countdown to December 21, 2012, begins.</span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Introduction: You Really Can Survive<br>Chapter 1: The History of the End of the World: The Maya Prediction<br>Chapter 2: They Deserve Better: The Maya Evidence<br>Chapter 3: God Is Angry: The Millenarian Mother Lode<br>Chapter 4: The Moctezuma Factor: The End of the World Comes to Mexico<br>Chapter 5: Apocalypto: The Millennium Comes to the Maya<br>Chapter 6: We Are Almost There: Why People Believe<br>Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading</span></span></span>
<span><span><span>Matthew Restall</span><span> is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Colonial Latin American History, Anthropology, and Women's Studies at The Pennsylvania State University. </span><span>Amara Solari</span><span> is assistant professor of art history at The Pennsylvania State University.</span></span></span>
<p><span>-Listen to Matthew Restall’s </span><span>BBC History Extra’s podcast on the Maya at </span><span><a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-histotry/maya-everything-you-wanted-know-podcast/"><span>https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-histotry/maya-everything-you-wanted-know-podcast/</span></a></span></p>
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