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2012 phenomenon
The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs according to which cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012.
The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs according to which cataclysmic or transformative events will occur on December 21, 2012.
Ajaw
Ajaw (also ahau or ahaw in the older orthography) is a political rulership title attested from the epigraphic inscriptions of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, with a meaning vari...
Ajaw (also ahau or ahaw in the older orthography) is a political rulership title attested from the epigraphic inscriptions of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, with a meaning vari...
Baktun
A baktun (properly b'ak'tun) is 20 katun cycles of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar.
A baktun (properly b'ak'tun) is 20 katun cycles of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar.
Calendar round
In the Mesoamerican calendars, calendar round dates are composed by interlacing the dates of a 260-day period (Tzolk'in in the Maya Calendar or Tonalpohualli in the Aztec calendar) with dates fr...
In the Mesoamerican calendars, calendar round dates are composed by interlacing the dates of a 260-day period (Tzolk'in in the Maya Calendar or Tonalpohualli in the Aztec calendar) with dates fr...
Carl Johan Calleman
Carl Johan Calleman, (born May 15, 1950, Stockholm, Sweden), is a toxicologist as well as an author and speaker on the millenarian New Age interpretation of the Mayan calendar known as Mayanism.
Carl Johan Calleman, (born May 15, 1950, Stockholm, Sweden), is a toxicologist as well as an author and speaker on the millenarian New Age interpretation of the Mayan calendar known as Mayanism.
Chilam Balam
The so-called Books of Chilam Balam are handwritten, chiefly 18th-century Mayan miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important tradit...
The so-called Books of Chilam Balam are handwritten, chiefly 18th-century Mayan miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important tradit...
Haab'
The Haab' is part of the Maya calendric system.
The Haab' is part of the Maya calendric system.
Howler Monkey Gods
The howler monkey god was a major deity of the arts - including music - and a patron of the artisans among the Classic Mayas, especially of the scribes and sculptors.
The howler monkey god was a major deity of the arts - including music - and a patron of the artisans among the Classic Mayas, especially of the scribes and sculptors.
John Major Jenkins
John Major Jenkins (born 1964) is an American author and independent researcher, best known for his works that theorize certain astronomical and esoteric connections of the calendar systems used...
John Major Jenkins (born 1964) is an American author and independent researcher, best known for his works that theorize certain astronomical and esoteric connections of the calendar systems used...
K'atun
A k'atun or k'atun-cycle is a unit of time in the Maya calendar equal to 20 tuns or 7,200 days.
A k'atun or k'atun-cycle is a unit of time in the Maya calendar equal to 20 tuns or 7,200 days.
K'in
A K'in is a part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to one day.
A K'in is a part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to one day.
Lords of the Night
In Mesoamerican calendars, the Lords of the Night are a set of nine gods that ruled over a particular night.
In Mesoamerican calendars, the Lords of the Night are a set of nine gods that ruled over a particular night.
Maya calendar
The Maya calendar is a system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and in many modern communities in Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas,México.
The Maya calendar is a system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and in many modern communities in Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas,México.
Mayanism
Mayanism is a non-codified eclectic collection of New Age beliefs, influenced in part by Pre-Columbian Maya mythology and some folk beliefs of the modern Maya peoples.
Mayanism is a non-codified eclectic collection of New Age beliefs, influenced in part by Pre-Columbian Maya mythology and some folk beliefs of the modern Maya peoples.
Tun (Maya calendar)
A Tun is a part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
A Tun is a part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
Tzolk'in
Tzolk'in (from the revised Guatemala Mayan languages Academy orthography, which is preferred by the linguists of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, formerly and commonly tzolkin) is ...
Tzolk'in (from the revised Guatemala Mayan languages Academy orthography, which is preferred by the linguists of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, formerly and commonly tzolkin) is ...
Winal
A winal is a unit of time in the Maya Long Count calendar equal to 20 days (or kin).
A winal is a unit of time in the Maya Long Count calendar equal to 20 days (or kin).