Beyond the End of the World - 2012 and apocalypse

2010-10 Religion

Author : Will Black
Release : 2010-10
Genre : Religion
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Download or read book Beyond the End of the World - 2012 and apocalypse written by Will Black. This book was released on 2010-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book cuts through rampant misinformation circulating about 2012 to present a coherent understanding of the Mayan calendar and the significance of the date. As an anthropologist and journalist, Will Black has conducted research into 2012 millenarianism for several years. He consequently offers a much broader and clearer picture than other books on the subject. In their haste to jump onto the 2012 bandwagon, most authors seem to have forgotten that the Maya are a real people, often living in as violently precarious circumstances as their ancestors. Will Black demolishes fantasies about crumbling calendar stones before examining the brutal cocaine wars blighting Central America. The hedonistic world of many westerners who have become interested in 2012 is contrasted sharply with the lives of ancient and modern Maya. The extraordinary world of shamans is contrasted with that of New Age seekers. Information about key visionary substances is offered.

2012 and the End of the World

2011-01-16 History

Author : Matthew Restall
Release : 2011-01-16
Genre : History
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Download or read book 2012 and the End of the World written by Matthew Restall. This book was released on 2011-01-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The End of the World

1655 Bible

Author : John Cotton
Release : 1655
Genre : Bible
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Download or read book The End of the World written by John Cotton. This book was released on 1655. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Apocalypse 2012

2010-03-30 Fiction

Author : Gary Jennings
Release : 2010-03-30
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 452/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Apocalypse 2012 written by Gary Jennings. This book was released on 2010-03-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s world leaders and those of 1,000 years ago face the world’s end. The Mayan “End-Time Codex” predicts the end of the world in 2012. A young Aztec-Mayan slave tells the story of its creation: gifted in math and astronomy, Coyotl advises the god-king, Quetzalcoatl. Gathering artists, scientists, and architects, this ruler builds the great, golden city of Tula but soon faces war, disastrous drought, death-cult priests who rip the hearts out of thousands of people. . . and an epic catastrophe threatening all humanity. Meanwhile, thousand years later, scientists have rediscovered the End-Time Codex and learned that their own time mirrors Tula’s golden age. Can they crack the 2012 code and save their world from Tula’s deadly fate? The countdown begins.

Beyond the End of the World

2018-06-29

Author : Will Black
Release : 2018-06-29
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Download or read book Beyond the End of the World written by Will Black. This book was released on 2018-06-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the End of the World examines the history of apocalyptic movements and ideas. Will Black explains how apocalyptic themes not only run through major religions, including, Christianity and Islam, but are also embedded in many areas of human culture, including politics and film.Ideas of massive change being just over the horizon have given power to cult leaders, religious 'authorities', demagogue politicians and revolutionaries alike. Similar characteristics have been observed in charismatic politicians, rabble-rousing extremists and violent uprisings cloaked in the clothing of religion.Black's book sheds light on the characteristics of charismatic leaders and those who follow them, which can help explain much of the political and religious turmoil observed in recent years. Will Black has a background in social anthropology, working in specialist psychiatric services and journalism. His 2015 book, Psychopathic Cultures and Toxic Empires, drew on clinical experience and an anthropological perspective. His 2018 book, Veneer of Civilisation, brought together conflict studies, anthropology, politics and psychology to examine the ways in which human civilisation can be eroded or violently torn away. Beyond the End of the World followed his postgraduate research into groups and individuals that exploited ignorance about Mayan culture to peddle a variety of beliefs and products.

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