How Long to Read Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt

How Long Does it Take to Read Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 32 minutes to read Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann

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

Description

"Human beings," the acclaimed Egyptologist Jan Assmann writes, "are the animals that have to live with the knowledge of their death, and culture is the world they create so they can live with that knowledge." In his new book, Assmann explores images of death and of death rites in ancient Egypt to provide startling new insights into the particular character of the civilization as a whole. Drawing on the unfamiliar genre of the death liturgy, he arrives at a remarkably comprehensive view of the religion of death in ancient Egypt. Assmann describes in detail nine different images of death: death...

How long is Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt?

Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann is 504 pages long, and a total of 128,016 words.

This makes it 170% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 39 minutes to read Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt aloud.

What Reading Level is Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt?

Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt 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.

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