How Long to Read Materializing Magic Power

How Long Does it Take to Read Materializing Magic Power?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 45 minutes to read Materializing Magic Power by Wei-Ping Lin

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

Description

Materializing Magic Power paints a broad picture of the dynamics of popular religion in Taiwan. The first book to explore contemporary Chinese popular religion from its cultural, social, and material perspectives, it analyzes these aspects of religious practice in a unified framework and traces their transformation as adherents move from villages to cities. In this groundbreaking study, Wei-Ping Lin offers a fresh perspective on the divine power of Chinese deities as revealed in two important material forms—god statues and spirit mediums. By examining the significance of these religious manifestations, Lin identifies personification and localization as the crucial cultural mechanisms that bestow efficacy on deity statues and spirit mediums. She further traces the social consequences of materialization and demonstrates how the different natures of materials mediate distinct kinds of divine power. The first part of the book provides a detailed account of popular religion in villages. This is followed by a discussion of how rural migrant workers cope with challenges in urban environments by inviting branch statues of village deities to the city, establishing an urban shrine, and selecting a new spirit medium. These practices show how traditional village religion is being reconfigured in cities today.

How long is Materializing Magic Power?

Materializing Magic Power by Wei-Ping Lin is 223 pages long, and a total of 56,419 words.

This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Materializing Magic Power Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Materializing Magic Power aloud.

What Reading Level is Materializing Magic Power?

Materializing Magic Power 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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