Robert K Sitler
Biographic Data
| ID | 4990145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert K Sitler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert K |
| FAMILY NAME | Sitler |
| SIGNATURE | SITLER R K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The 2012 Phenomenon Comes of Age
This essay is an update on the “2012 phenomenon” first discussed in my article in Nova Religio 9, no. 3 (February 2006), which was the first academic assessment of the movement. Since then, this international movement has developed with remarkable speed, focusing intense and still-growing speculation on the completion of a major cycle in the Mayan Long Count calendar on 21 December 2012. Various factors have accelerated the 2012 phenomenon's rece…
The 2012 Phenomenon New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan Calendar
According to the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar, a cycle of more than 5,000 years will come to fruition on the winter solstice of 2012. While this date is largely unknown among contemporary Maya, some participants in the New Age movement believe it will mark an apocalyptic global transformation. Hundreds of books and Internet sites speculate wildly about the 2012 date, but little of this conjecture has a factual basis in Mayan culture. This pa…
The 2012 Phenomenon New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan Calendar
According to the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar, a cycle of more than 5,000 years will come to fruition on the winter solstice of 2012. While this date is largely unknown among contemporary Maya, some participants in the New Age movement believe it will mark an apocalyptic global transformation. Hundreds of books and Internet sites speculate wildly about the 2012 date, but little of this conjecture has a factual basis in Mayan culture. This pa…
The 2012 Phenomenon New Age Appropriation of an Ancient Mayan Calendar
According to the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar, a cycle of more than 5,000 years will come to fruition on the winter solstice of 2012. While this date is largely unknown among contemporary Maya, some participants in the New Age movement believe it will mark an apocalyptic global transformation. Hundreds of books and Internet sites speculate wildly about the 2012 date, but little of this conjecture has a factual basis in Mayan culture. This pa…
The 2012 Phenomenon Comes of Age
This essay is an update on the “2012 phenomenon” first discussed in my article in Nova Religio 9, no. 3 (February 2006), which was the first academic assessment of the movement. Since then, this international movement has developed with remarkable speed, focusing intense and still-growing speculation on the completion of a major cycle in the Mayan Long Count calendar on 21 December 2012. Various factors have accelerated the 2012 phenomenon's rece…
Archaeology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education (2 works) · Latin American history and culture (2 works) · Maya (2 works) · Phenomenon (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Agriculture and Social Issues (1 work)