How Long to Read Hammaming in the Sham

How Long Does it Take to Read Hammaming in the Sham?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Hammaming in the Sham by Richard Boggs

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

Description

Legend has it that Damascus once had 365 hammams or 'Turkish baths' one for each day of the year. Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that many became almost annexes to nearby mosques. For centuries, hammams were an integral part of community life, with some fifty hammams surviving in Damascus until the 1950s. Since then, however, with the onslaught of modernization programs and home bathrooms, many have been demolished; fewer than twenty Damascene working hammams survive today. In Hammaming in the Sham, Richard Boggs travels the length and breadth of modern Syria, documenting the traditions of bathing in Damascus, Aleppo and elsewhere, and his encounters with Syrians as they bathe. In his portrayal of life in the hammams he reveals how these ancient institutions cater for both body and soul, and through his conversations with the bathers within he provides insights into the grass roots of contemporary Syrian society. Approximately 140 color photographs accompany the text, portraying the traditional neighborhoods of Damascus and Aleppo, and the almost religious feel of the hammams. The author's intimate portraits of the baths' employees and bathers show a unique side of Syria rarely exposed to the outside world.

How long is Hammaming in the Sham?

Hammaming in the Sham by Richard Boggs is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hammaming in the Sham Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Hammaming in the Sham aloud.

What Reading Level is Hammaming in the Sham?

Hammaming in the Sham is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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