How Long to Read Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door

How Long Does it Take to Read Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 55 minutes to read Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door by Rudi Matthee

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Islam is the only major world religion that resists the juggernaut of alcohol consumption. In many Islamic countries, alcohol is banned; in others, it plays little role in social life. Yet, Muslims throughout history did drink, often to excess--whether sultans and shahs in their palaces, or commoners in taverns run by Jews or Christians. This evocative study delves into drinking's many historic, literary and social manifestations in Islam, going beyond references to 'hypocrisy' or the temptations of 'forbidden fruit'. Rudi Matthee argues that alcohol, through its 'absence' as much as its presence, takes us to the heart of Islam. Exploring the long history of this faith--from the eight-century Umayyad dynasty to Erdogan's Turkey, and from Islamic Spain to modern Pakistan--he unearths a tradition of diversity and multiplicity in which Muslims drank, and found myriad excuses to do so. They celebrated wine and used it as a poetic metaphor, even viewing alcohol as a gift from God--the key to unlocking eternal truth. Drawing on a plethora of sources, Matthee presents Islam not as an austere and uncompromising faith, but as a set of beliefs and practices that embrace ambivalence, allowing for ambiguity and even contradiction.

How long is Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door?

Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door by Rudi Matthee is 525 pages long, and a total of 133,875 words.

This makes it 177% the length of the average book. It also has 164% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 11 minutes to read Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door aloud.

What Reading Level is Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door?

Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop's Door is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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