2012

Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book 2012 by Joseph Gelfer, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Joseph Gelfer ISBN: 9781317544135
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 11, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Joseph Gelfer
ISBN: 9781317544135
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 11, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

21 December 2012 was believed to mark the end of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count of the Mayan calendar. Many people believed this date to mark the end of the world or, at the very least, a shift to a new form of global consciousness. Examining how much of the phenomenon is based on the historical record and how much is contemporary fiction, the book explores the landscape of the modern apocalyptic imagination, the economics of the spiritual marketplace, the commodification of countercultural values, and the cult of celebrity.

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21 December 2012 was believed to mark the end of the thirteenth B'ak'tun cycle in the Long Count of the Mayan calendar. Many people believed this date to mark the end of the world or, at the very least, a shift to a new form of global consciousness. Examining how much of the phenomenon is based on the historical record and how much is contemporary fiction, the book explores the landscape of the modern apocalyptic imagination, the economics of the spiritual marketplace, the commodification of countercultural values, and the cult of celebrity.

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