How Long to Read Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine

How Long Does it Take to Read Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine by T. M. Lemos

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Description

In Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine, T. M. Lemos traces changes in the marriage customs of ancient Palestine over the course of several hundred years. The most important of these changes was a shift in emphasis from bridewealth to dowry, the latter of which clearly predominated in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Whereas previous scholarship has often attributed these shifts to the influence of foreign groups, Lemos connects them instead with a transformation that occurred in Palestine's social structure during the very same period. In the early Iron Age, Israel was a kinship-based society with a subsistence economy, but as the centuries passed, it became increasingly complex and developed marked divisions between rich and poor. At the same time, the importance of its kinship groups waned greatly. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that draws heavily on anthropological research, cultural theory, archaeological evidence, and historical-critical methods, Lemos posits that shifts in marriage customs were directly related to these wider social changes.

How long is Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine?

Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine by T. M. Lemos is 309 pages long, and a total of 80,031 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine aloud.

What Reading Level is Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine?

Marriage Gifts and Social Change in Ancient Palestine is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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