How Long to Read Confucianism and Its Rivals

How Long Does it Take to Read Confucianism and Its Rivals?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 24 minutes to read Confucianism and Its Rivals by Herbert A. Giles

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

Description

China is home to two major world religions, Confiucianism and Taoism, and also played an important role in the historical development of a third, Northern Buddhism. Eventually, Confucianism became the state religion, and, purged of metaphysical aspects, the dominant Chinese religion until the 20th century. Other religions, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, have all had indigenous expressions as well.Giles covers the entire history of Chinese religion in this book, which was originally delivered as one of the Hibbert lectures in 1914. Herbert Allen Giles (b. Dec. 8, 1845, d. Feb. 13, 1935), was a British diplomat and an old China hand. He is best known for his role in developing the Wade-Giles system of transliterating Chinese. Giles was the father of Lionel Giles, who was also a distinguished orientalist, and translator of Sun Tzu's Art of War, among others.

How long is Confucianism and Its Rivals?

Confucianism and Its Rivals by Herbert A. Giles is 139 pages long, and a total of 36,001 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 44% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Confucianism and Its Rivals Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 16 minutes to read Confucianism and Its Rivals aloud.

What Reading Level is Confucianism and Its Rivals?

Confucianism and Its Rivals 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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