It takes the average reader 5 hours and 36 minutes to read Binding Words by Don C. Skemer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the Middle Ages, textual amulets--short texts written on parchment or paper and worn on the body--were thought to protect the bearer against enemies, to heal afflictions caused by demonic invasions, and to bring the wearer good fortune. In Binding Words, Don C. Skemer provides the first book-length study of this once-common means of harnessing the magical power of words. Textual amulets were a unique source of empowerment, promising the believer safe passage through a precarious world by means of an ever-changing mix of scriptural quotations, divine names, common prayers, and liturgical...
Binding Words by Don C. Skemer is 327 pages long, and a total of 84,039 words.
This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 39 minutes to read Binding Words aloud.
Binding Words is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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