It takes the average reader 2 hours and 43 minutes to read Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society by Shaun Elizabeth Marmon
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In this thought-provoking interdisciplinary work, Shaun Marmon describes how eunuchs, as a category of people who embodied ambiguity, both defined and mediated critical thresholds of moral and physical space in the household, in the palace and in the tomb of pre-modern Islamic society. The author's central focus is on the sacred society of eunuchs who guarded the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina for over six centuries and whose last representatives still perform many of their time honored rituals to this day. Through Marmon's account, the "sacred" eunuchs of Medina become historical...
Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society by Shaun Elizabeth Marmon is 162 pages long, and a total of 40,824 words.
This makes it 55% the length of the average book. It also has 50% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society aloud.
Eunuchs and Sacred Boundaries in Islamic Society is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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