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The 2012 phenomenon was a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events would occur on or around 21 December 2012.
Oct 14, 2009 · For years there was speculation that on December 21, 2012, the world as we know it would end. Some predicted that we’d be wiped out by a natural disaster like a giant tidal wave, an Earth-wide ...
The Meaning of 2012. Chances are you have heard that the Maya predicted the end of the world on December 21, 2012. This is the day when the Maya Long Count calendar cycle comes to completion. You may have also heard that the world will supposedly be destroyed by an earthly or cosmic catastrophe.
Dec 18, 2012 · That the world will end in 2012 is the most widely-disseminated doomsday tale in human history, thanks to the internet, Hollywood and an ever-eager press corps.
Dec 20, 2011 · It's remotely possible the world will end in December 2012. But don't credit the ancient Maya calendar for predicting it, say experts on the Mesoamerican culture.
Dec 28, 2011 · On 21 December 2012, the world as we know it will come to an end. It’s all been revealed in an old calendar of the Mayans, if you believe how it’s interpreted by various self-appointed...
Dec 21, 2012 · The 2012 phenomenon was a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events would occur on or around 21 December 2012.
Dec 15, 2009 · The ancient civilization, which reached its peak in the Yucatan and Central America a thousand years ago, predicted the date would be marked with a rare cosmic phenomenon.
In his article on the 2012 phenomenon, Robert Sitler summarizes the relevance of 2012 in the time keeping systems of the Maya of the Classic Period as follows: …the December 21, 2012 date simply marks the last day of the current cycle, a period of 144.000 days roughly equivalent to 394 years.
This essay introduces the papers from the specially organized session on the theme ‘The 2012 phenomenon: Maya calendar, astronomy, and apocalypticism in the worlds of scholarship and popular culture’.
