Talk:Maya calendar/Archives/2005/October

Merger

I merged Maya Long Count Calendar here because each article seemed to be the other's missing half. As someone not familiar with the subject, I found it a lot easier to understand reading about it in the sequence I've just arranged. -- Beland 03:28, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

I corrected some double redirects that ultimately point to the Maya calendar. --GraemeMcRae 21:42, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

That's fine as far as things stand now; however, there's much more which could be detailed about the Long Count than would otherwise fit into this present article covering all calendar types. Maya Long Count Calendar is probably deserving of its own article, but breaking it out again when sufficient extra detail is accumulated should not pose too much of a problem.--cjllw | TALK 22:55, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Najt and "space-time"

I've removed the following passage from the text:

This concept was embodied by what is termed Najt, or the concept of time and space consisting of a single entity represented in a spiral format. By understanding time, the Maya believed they could gain power over their world.

As far as I can determine, najt (also nach, najat, naac' etc in various Maya languages) in modern Chol and Chorti has the meaning of "distance", or "far". Sources which mention "najt" in the terms above seem to be mainly mystical, modern interpretations, not necessarily bona fide sources when in comes to applying this to pre-Columbian Maya context. Also, in what way was "time and space" conceived of as a single entity- its meaning is not clear to me. If there are further specific references which review the point, would be happy to consider.--cjllw | TALK 08:10, 13 October 2005 (UTC)