2012 and the end of the world : the Western roots of the Maya apocalypse / Matthew Restall and Amara Solari.

By:

Restall, Matthew, 1964-

Contributor(s):

Solari, Amara, 1978-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781442206113
144220611X
6612985976
1282985973
9781282985971
9786612985973

Other title:

Two thousand twelve and the end of the world
Two thousand and twelve and the end of the world
Twenty twelve and the end of the world

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: 2012 and the end of the world.DDC classification:

236/.9 22

LOC classification:

F1435.3.C14

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Contents:

Introduction: You really can survive -- The history of the end of the world : the Maya prediction -- They deserve better : the Maya evidence -- God is angry : the millenarian mother lode -- The Moctezuma factor : the end of the world comes to Mexico -- Apocalypto : the millennium comes to the Maya -- We are almost there : why people believe.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.

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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.

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