How Long to Read Believing in Ghosts and Spirits

How Long Does it Take to Read Believing in Ghosts and Spirits?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read Believing in Ghosts and Spirits by Hu Baozhu

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

Description

The present book by Hu Baozhu explores the subject of ghosts and spirits and attempts to map the religious landscape of ancient China. The main focus of attention is the character gui 鬼, an essential key to the understanding of spiritual beings. The author analyses the character gui in various materials – lexicons and dictionaries, excavated manuscripts and inscriptions, and received classical texts. Gui is examined from the perspective of its linguistic root, literary interpretation, ritual practices, sociopolitical implication, and cosmological thinking. In the gradual process of coming to know the otherworld in terms of ghosts and spirits, Chinese people in ancient times attempted to identify and classify these spiritual entities. In their philosophical thinking, they connected the subject of gui with the movement of the universe. Thus the belief in ghosts and spirits in ancient China appeared to be a moral standard for all, not only providing a room for individual religiosity but also implementing the purpose of family-oriented social order, the legitimization of political operations, and the understanding of the way of Heaven and Earth.

How long is Believing in Ghosts and Spirits?

Believing in Ghosts and Spirits by Hu Baozhu is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Believing in Ghosts and Spirits Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read Believing in Ghosts and Spirits aloud.

What Reading Level is Believing in Ghosts and Spirits?

Believing in Ghosts and Spirits is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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