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There exists a belief that mathematics produced by non-Western cultures is irrelevant for both the economic and technological development of our modern globalised world. From a global perspective, ethnomathematics can be considered an academic counterpoint to globalization, and offers a critical perspective of the internationalism of mathematical knowledge through attempts to connect mathematics and social justice. It is also possible to perceive ethnomathematics as a form of academic articulation between cultural globalization and the mathematical knowledge of diverse non-Western cultural groups. Through a study of the mathematical practices found in the sacred mat and geometric diamond patterns of the Maya, it is possible to use an ethnomathematical, anthropological, and global perspective, to demonstrate one way in which we might preserve a portion of the wisdom and knowledge of these unique and resilient peoples
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Rosa, M., Orey, D.C. (2008). Pop: A Study Of The Ethnomathematics Of Globalization Using The Sacred Mayan Mat Pattern. In: Atweh, B., et al. Internationalisation and Globalisation in Mathematics and Science Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5908-7_13
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