2012: Ideas Mayas Acerca De La Renovación Cíclica Del Universo
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https://doi.org/10.37646/xihmai.v5i9.164Abstract
2012: IDEAS MAYAS ACERCA DE LA RENOVACIÓN CíCLICA DEL UNIVERSO.
2012: MAYA‟S CIVILIZATION IDEAS ABOUT THE CYCLIC RENEWAL OF THE UNIVERSE.
Resumen
El pensamiento maya con respecto a la astronomía y el calendario poseen una gran originalidad y corresponden a una forma de entender la realidad completamente diferente a la del pensamiento occidental. Los mayas conciben que el tiempo está sujeto a recurrencias cíclicas (día-noche, año solar, períodos de 52 años), cada una de las cuales supone la destrucción y renovación del cosmos. Por otra parte, las supuestas profecías mayas acerca de un evento astronómico el próximo 21 de diciembre de 2012, en realidad no son acordes a la cosmovisión maya prehispánica, coinciden sin embargo con temores milenaristas propios del pensamiento occidental que se agudizan en una época de crisis global.
Palabras Clave: Mayas, religión, astronomía, profecías del 2012.
Abstract
Mayan thought in respect to astronomy and the calendar have a great originality and correspond to a way of understanding a complete different reality to the one of the western thought. Mayan people conceive that time is subject to cycle recurrences (day-night, solar year, and periods of 52 years), each one supposes destruction and renovation of cosmos. On the other hand, the supposed Mayan prophecies about an astronomical event next December 21st 2012, do not in fact agree with the view of the world of the pre Hispanic Mayans, however they coincide with millennial fear proper of the western thought that worsen in this times of global crisis.
Key words: Mayans, religion, astronomy, 2012 prophecies.
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