How Long to Read Death and Display

How Long Does it Take to Read Death and Display?

It takes the average reader to read Death and Display by Raymond Corbey

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Description

During funerals of nobles in the Kuba kingdom (Democratic Republic of Congo), visitors used to theatrically offer so-called bongotols to the deceased and the mourning family. These highly appreciated valuables were either positioned under the corpse to support it or displayed on top of it. In addition to their religious meaning they displayed the status and wealth of both givers and takers. Visitors would receive similar items in return. Afterwards the bongotols were stashed until, on occasion of a next burial, they would continue their cycles of gift and counter gift among the titled Kuba aristocracy. Death and display brings ethnographic research and archival sources to bear on these intriguing heirlooms. Their rich iconography offers a kaleidoscope of traditional Kuba sociality, cosmology and ritual.

How long is Death and Display?

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How Long Does it Take to Read Death and Display Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Death and Display aloud.

What Reading Level is Death and Display?

Death and Display is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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