John Major Jenkins (1964–2017)
Autore di Maya Cosmogenesis 2012: The True Meaning of the Maya Calendar End-Date
Sull'Autore
Opere di John Major Jenkins
The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History (2009) 109 copie
Galactic Alignment: The Transformation of Consciousness According to Mayan, Egyptian, and Vedic Traditions (2002) 77 copie
Jaloj Kexoj and PHI-64: The dual principle core paradigm of Mayan time philosophy and its conceptual parallel in old… (1994) 2 copie
Mirror in the sky 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Jenkins, John Major
- Data di nascita
- 1964-03-04
- Data di morte
- 2017-07-02
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Breve biografia
- I am an independent researcher devoted to reconstructing ancient Mayan cosmology and philosophy. Since 1986, I've traveled to Mexico and Central America many times. In 1990 I helped build a school in San Pedro, near Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. In 1994 I delivered relief supplies to a Quich' Maya community in the Western highlands of Guatemala. Since beginning my work with the Maya, I've authored dozens of articles and many books.
I also facilitated the translation of The Key to the Kalevala by Pekka Ervast, editing and writing the introduction for it. This classic text on Finnish mythology was published with Blue Dolphin Publishers in 1999. In 1995 I was appointed literary executor for Eino Friberg, Finnish-American poet and translator of The Kalevala, the national epic of the Finnish people.
As a visiting scholar, I've taught classes at The Institute of Maya Studies in Miami, The Maya Calendar Congress in Mexico, The Esalen Institute, Naropa University and many other venues both nationally and abroad. I wrote the preface to Geoff Stray's book Beyond 2012, and have been interviewed on numerous radio and television shows, including the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and the recent documenary 2012: The Odyssey. Currently working on 2012 documentaries with Mystic Fire Video and Vision Quest Productions.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 12
- Utenti
- 352
- Popolarità
- #67,994
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 17
- Lingue
- 2
Dan maar een poging gewaagd, maar ik moest al na enkele tientallen pagina's opgeven. Wellicht was het niet het gepaste moment, want het vraagt wel concentratie. Ok, later nog eens proberen. En dat was in de herfst van 2012. Toen ging het redelijk. Maar na enkele weken lag het boek alweer langs de kant.
Ofte: ik geraak gewoonweg niet verder dan 2 of 3 hoofdstukken. :/ Oorzaak? Geen idee, wellicht een mengeling van onderstaande:
- veranderende interesses
- inhoud (ja, het gaat over de kalender en er wordt dus volop gepalaverd over baktuns e.d., maar toch...)
- manier van vertellen/schrijven/weergeven van feiten/verhalen/...
- de vertaling zelf?
- ...
Misschien dat ik later nog eens probeer, maar heeft het dan nog zin? Zoals iemand op Facebook typte: 'lezen mag geen kwelling zijn', is dit boek een toevoeging aan de stapel die niet meer zal herlezen worden.… (altro)