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Maya cosmogenesis 2012 : the true meaning of the Maya calendar end-date / John Major Jenkins ; introduced by Terence McKenna

By:

Jenkins, John Major

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Santa Fe, N.M. : Bear & Co. , c1998.Description: xlvii, 425 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781879181489

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

LAS 529.32 JEN

LOC classification:

F1435.3.C14 J45 1998

Summary: Why does the Maya calendar end in 2012? In this groundbreaking book, Jenkins shows that the end date of the Maya long count calendar on December 21, 2012, marks the rare alignment of our solar system with the galactic center. This happens every 26,000 years, and the Maya believed this alignment would greatly accelerate human evolution. 200 illustrations.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 529.32 JEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		042489

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-412) and index.

Why does the Maya calendar end in 2012? In this groundbreaking book, Jenkins shows that the end date of the Maya long count calendar on December 21, 2012, marks the rare alignment of our solar system with the galactic center. This happens every 26,000 years, and the Maya believed this alignment would greatly accelerate human evolution. 200 illustrations.

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