2012 and the End of the World - The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Restall and Klappentext 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 and myth-busting, while remaining firmly grounded in historical fact, this fascinating book will be essential reading as the countdown to December 21, 2012, begins. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: You Really Can Survive Chapter 1: The History of the End of the World: The Maya Prediction Chapter 2: They Deserve Better: The Maya Evidence Chapter 3: God Is Angry: The Millenarian Mother Lode Chapter 4: The Moctezuma Factor: The End of the World Comes to Mexico Chapter 5: Apocalypto: The Millennium Comes to the Maya Chapter 6: We Are Almost There: Why People Believe Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Restall, Matthew Solari Restall, Restall Matthew, Amara Solari
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.03.2011
• EAN: 9781442206090
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0609-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Social forecasting, future studies, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal, Mexico and Central America, Latin American studies