2012 Doomsday/Mayanism: Difference between revisions

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The 2012 phenomenon was a widespread “expression of international fascination and intense eschatological speculation”^[1].

↑ Robert K. Sitler. (2012). The 2012 Phenomenon Comes of Age. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, 16(1), 61–87. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2012.16.1.61

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-The 2012 Doomsday belief was a variety of theories stemming from the idea that the world was going to end or enter a New Age on or around 21 December 2012 as predicted by the Ancient Maya, as it was the end of a calendar cycle. Anthropologists, such as John Hoopes, and have published articles debunking such claims<ref name="UK anthro debunks">University of Kansas. (2011, November 3). ''11/11/11: Anthropologist debunks doomsday myths''. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-anthropologist-debunks-doomsday-myths.html</ref>. According to the Smithosonian National Museum of the American Indian, the date represented the end of a 5,215 year-calendar cycle<ref name="Meaning of 2012">Mendez, B. (n.d.). ''The Meaning of 2012''. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. https://maya.nmai.si.edu/2012-resetting-count/meaning-of-2012</ref><ref name="UK anthro debunks" />.
+The 2012 phenomenon was a widespread “expression of international fascination and intense eschatological speculation”<ref name="2012 Phenomenon">Robert K. Sitler. (2012). The 2012 Phenomenon Comes of Age. ''Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions'', ''16''(1), 61–87. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2012.16.1.61</ref>.
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