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The 2012 story : the myths, fallacies, and truth behind the most intriguing date in history
- Title
- The 2012 story : the myths, fallacies, and truth behind the most intriguing date in history / John Major Jenkins.
- Author
- Jenkins, John Major.
- Publication
- New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- 482 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- From one of the pioneering authors who introduced the 2012 countdown to the world's spiritual community comes an epic exploration of the origins of this portentous date. Jenkins examines the date's roots in Mayan cosmology, modern astronomy, and ancient prophecy.
- Alternative Title
- Twenty twelve
- Two thousand twelve
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-463) and index.
- Contents
- Recovering a lost world -- The long career of the long count -- Seductive spells -- Breakthroughs or breakdown? -- The 2012 explosion -- Doubting scholars -- The galactic alignment theory : update -- 2012 and the big picture -- Sacred science and perennial philosophy -- The fulfillment of the Maya prophecy -- Ending the war on us -- The Maya Renaissance -- Restoring the big picture -- After the party.
- Call Number
- JGE 10-207
- ISBN
- 9781585427666 (hc)
- 1585427667 (hc)
- LCCN
- 2009031572
- OCLC
- 426803782
- Author
- Jenkins, John Major.
- Title
- The 2012 story : the myths, fallacies, and truth behind the most intriguing date in history / John Major Jenkins.
- Imprint
- New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-463) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JGE 10-207