Ep. 39 Mayanism: How the 2012 Doomsday Debacle Stemmed From Centuries Old Racism
History Fix - Podcast tekijän mukaan Shea LaFountaine - Sunnuntaisin
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In this episode of History Fix, I explore the concept of "Mayanism" - the centuries old notion that the Maya were a mystical, lost civilization with abilities, knowledge, and powers that modern humans no longer possess. And how these beliefs were started by European conquistadors who couldn’t fathom that the Maya were possibly capable of their impressive accomplishments without some kind of supernatural interference, beliefs based in racist ideas that white Europeans were undeniably sup...