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 always almost there : why people believe.
Summary:
"Offers an accessible readable survey of apocalyptic thinking in two civilizations-Western and Maya-driven by a clear and compelling argument. The authors explore why end-of-times anxiety and anticipation is so deeply rooted and persistent in Western civilization"--
