It takes the average reader 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Filial Obsessions by P. Steven Sangren
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book employs a broad analysis of Chinese patriliny to propose a distinctive theoretical conceptualization of the role of desire in culture. It utilizes a unique synthesis of Marxian and psychoanalytic insights in arguing that Chinese patriliny is best understood as, simultaneously, “a mode of production of desire” and as “instituted fantasy.” The argument advances through discussions and analyses of kinship, family, gender, filial piety, ritual, and (especially) mythic narratives. In each of these domains, P. Steven Sangren addresses the complex sentiments and ambivalences associated...
Filial Obsessions by P. Steven Sangren is 381 pages long, and a total of 95,631 words.
This makes it 129% the length of the average book. It also has 117% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 42 minutes to read Filial Obsessions aloud.
Filial Obsessions is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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