Driven by a clear and compelling argument, this engaging book traces apocalyptic thinking in two civilizations-Western and Maya. Looking both backward and forward, Matthew Restall and Amara Solari build on their previous study, 2012 and the End of the World, to explore the persistence of our civilization's end-of-times anxiety and anticipation.
Driven by a clear and compelling argument, this engaging book traces apocalyptic thinking in two civilizations-Western and Maya. Looking both backward and forward, Matthew Restall and Amara Solari build on their previous study, 2012 and the End of the World, to explore the persistence of our civilization's end-of-times anxiety and anticipation.
Matthew Restall and Amara Solari are specialists in Maya culture and in colonial Mexican history and art history. Both teach at the Pennsylvania State University, where Restall is a Sparks Professor in history and anthropology, and Solari is professor of art history and anthropology. His books include Maya Conquistador, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, and When Montezuma Met Cortés. Her books include Maya Ideologies of the Sacred and Idolizing Mary. They recently coauthored The Maya:AVery Short Introduction.
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List of Figures Introduction: You Really Can Survive 1 The History of the End of the World: The Maya Prediction 2 They Deserve Better: The Maya Evidence 3 God Is Angry: The Millenarian Mother Lode 4 The Moctezuma Factor: The End of the World Comes to Mexico 5 Apocalypto: The Millennium Comes to the Maya 6 We Are Always Almost There: Why People Believe Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading Index About the Authors
List of Figures Introduction: You Really Can Survive 1 The History of the End of the World: The Maya Prediction 2 They Deserve Better: The Maya Evidence 3 God Is Angry: The Millenarian Mother Lode 4 The Moctezuma Factor: The End of the World Comes to Mexico 5 Apocalypto: The Millennium Comes to the Maya 6 We Are Always Almost There: Why People Believe Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading Index About the Authors
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