How Long to Read ʻÂshûrâʼ
By Jalal Toufic
How Long Does it Take to Read ʻÂshûrâʼ?
It takes the average reader 1 hour and 49 minutes to read ʻÂshûrâʼ by Jalal Toufic
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Description
Cultural Writing. Middle Eastern Studies. Religious Studies. ASHURA is largely made up of photographs or video stills of Ashura, the ceremony of self-flagellation and bloodletting performed by some Twelver Shi'ites to mark their wait for the coming of a twelfth imam. Blood literally soaks these men, the floor, the street, their sneakers, and Toufic's lens does not blink. Meanwhile his thoughts on the cultural and philosophic implications of the ritual, strangely cool and confident against a background of such ecstatic religious fervor, reframes everything from film to Islam to Toufic himself. Toufic writes: "Al-Husayn, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad and the son of the first Shi'ite imam, 'Ali, was slaughtered alongside many members of his family in the desert in 680. This memory is torture to me. But, basically, one can say "this memory is torture to me" of every memory, since each reminiscence envelops at some level the memory of the origin of memory..."
How long is ʻÂshûrâʼ?
ʻÂshûrâʼ by Jalal Toufic is 107 pages long, and a total of 27,499 words.
This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
How Long Does it Take to Read ʻÂshûrâʼ Aloud?
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to read ʻÂshûrâʼ aloud.
What Reading Level is ʻÂshûrâʼ?
ʻÂshûrâʼ is suitable for students ages 10 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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