How Long to Read Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt

How Long Does it Take to Read Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 36 minutes to read Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt by Ellen Morris

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

Description

This Element is about the creation and curation of social memory in pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egypt. Ancient, Classical, Medieval, and Ottoman sources attest to the horror that characterized catastrophic famines. Occurring infrequently and rarely reaching the canonical seven-years' length, famines appeared and disappeared like nightmares. Communities that remain aware of potentially recurring tragedies are often advantaged in their efforts to avert or ameliorate worst-case scenarios. For this and other reasons, pharaonic and Greco-Roman Egyptians preserved intergenerational memories of hunger and suffering. This Element begins with a consideration of the trajectories typical of severe Nilotic famines and the concept of social memory. It then argues that personal reflection and literature, prophecy, and an annual festival of remembrance functioned-at different times, and with varying degrees of success-to convince the well-fed that famines had the power to unseat established order and to render a comfortably familiar world unrecognizable.

How long is Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt?

Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt by Ellen Morris is 95 pages long, and a total of 24,225 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt aloud.

What Reading Level is Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt?

Famine and Feast in Ancient Egypt is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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