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

Author
Restall, Matthew, 1964-
Additional Titles
Two thousand twelve and the end of the world, Two thousand and twelve and the end of the world, and Twenty twelve and the end of the world
Published
Lanham, MD. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2011]
Copyright Date
©2011
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 147 pages)
Additional Creators
Solari, Amara, 1978-
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Language Note
English.
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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ISBN
9781442206113 (ebook)
144220611X
6612985976
1282985973
9781282985971
9786612985973
9781442206090 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1442206098
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-139) and index.
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