How Long to Read Kingdoms of the Yoruba

How Long Does it Take to Read Kingdoms of the Yoruba?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Kingdoms of the Yoruba by Robert Sydney Smith

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

Description

This third edition of what has been described as "this minor classic" has been extensively revised to take account of advances in Nigerian historiography. The twenty million Yorubas are one of the largest and most important groups of people on the African continent. Historically they were organized in a series of autonomous kingdoms and their past is richly recorded in oral tradition and archaeology. From the fifteenth century onwards there are descriptions by visitors and from the nineteenth century there are abundant official reports from administrators and missionaries. Yoruba sculpture in stone, metal, ivory, and wood is famous. Less well-known are the elaborate and carefully designed constitutional forms which were evolved in the separate kingdoms, the methods of warfare and diplomacy, the oral literature, and the religion based on the worship of a "high god" surrounded by a pantheon of more accessible deities. Many of these aspects are shown in the drawings and photographs which have been used-for the first time-to illustrate this distinguished work.

How long is Kingdoms of the Yoruba?

Kingdoms of the Yoruba by Robert Sydney Smith is 196 pages long, and a total of 50,176 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Kingdoms of the Yoruba Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Kingdoms of the Yoruba aloud.

What Reading Level is Kingdoms of the Yoruba?

Kingdoms of the Yoruba 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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