How Long to Read Burning Money

How Long Does it Take to Read Burning Money?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read Burning Money by C. Fred Blake

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

Description

For a thousand years across the length and breadth of China and beyond, people have burned paper replicas of valuable things—most often money—for the spirits of deceased family members, ancestors, and myriads of demons and divinities. Although frequently denigrated as wasteful and vulgar and at times prohibited by governing elites, today this venerable custom is as popular as ever. Burning Money explores the cultural logic of this common practice while addressing larger anthropological questions concerning the nature of value. The heart of the work integrates Chinese and Western thought and...

How long is Burning Money?

Burning Money by C. Fred Blake is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Burning Money Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read Burning Money aloud.

What Reading Level is Burning Money?

Burning Money 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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