The prophet Enoch among the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula
Mayas in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico, tell stories of having been visited by a prophet of the apocalypse who called himself Enoch. This article relates the content of those stories, reveals the identity of the alleged prophet, and explores how Mayas shaped a quixotic figure from the 1920s into...
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| التنسيق: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| اللغة: | Anglais |
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Journal de la Société des américanistes
2025
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| الملخص: | Mayas in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, Mexico, tell stories of having been visited by a prophet of the apocalypse who called himself Enoch. This article relates the content of those stories, reveals the identity of the alleged prophet, and explores how Mayas shaped a quixotic figure from the 1920s into a divine messenger endowed with attributes drawn from Maya mythologies. |
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