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001 2009031572
003 DLC
005 20100415152658.0
008 090803s2009 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009031572
020 $a9781585427666 (hc)
020 $a1585427667 (hc)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn426803782
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050 00 $aF1435.3.C14$bJ398 2009
082 00 $a001.9$222
100 1 $aJenkins, John Major.
245 14 $aThe 2012 story :$bthe myths, fallacies, and truth behind the most intriguing date in history /$cJohn Major Jenkins.
246 3 $aTwenty twelve
246 3 $aTwo thousand twelve
260 $aNew York :$bJeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin,$cc2009.
300 $a482 p. :$bill., map ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [451]-463) and index.
505 0 $aRecovering 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.
520 $aFrom 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.
650 0 $aMaya calendar.
650 0 $aMaya astronomy.
650 0 $aTwo thousand twelve, A.D.