{"product_id":"the-maya-apocalypse-and-its-western-roots-hardcover","title":"The Maya Apocalypse and Its Western Roots - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Restall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmara Solari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating history explores the cultural roots of our civilization's obsession with the end of the world. Busting the myth of the ancient Maya prediction that time would end in 2012, Matthew Restall and Amara Solari build on their previous book, \u003ci\u003e2012 and the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, to use the Maya case to connect such seemingly disparate historical events as medieval European millenarianism, Moctezuma's welcome to Cortés, Franciscan missionizing in Mexico, prophetic traditions in Yucatan, and the growing belief today in conspiracies and apocalypses. In demystifying the 2012 phenomenon, the authors draw on their decades of scholarship to provide an accessible and engaging explanation of what Mayas and Aztecs really believed, how Judeo-Christian apocalypticism became part of the Indigenous Mesoamerican and modern American worlds, and why millions continue to anticipate an imminent Doomsday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Restall\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAmara Solari\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMaya Conquistador\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeven Myths of the Spanish Conquest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhen Montezuma Met Cortés\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eMaya Ideologies of the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIdolizing Mary\u003c\/i\u003e. They recently coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Maya: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406897254637,"sku":"9781538154977","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-maya-apocalypse-and-its-western-roots-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}