How Long to Read Medieval Ethnographies

How Long Does it Take to Read Medieval Ethnographies?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 38 minutes to read Medieval Ethnographies by Joan-Pau Rubies

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

Description

From the twelfth century, a growing sense of cultural confidence in the Latin West (at the same time that the central lands of Islam suffered from numerous waves of conquest and devastation) was accompanied by the increasing importance of the genre of empirical ethnographies. From a a global perspective what is most distinctive of Europe is the genre's long-term impact rather than its mere empirical potential, or its ethnocentrism (all of which can also be found in China and in Islamic cultures). Hence what needs emphasizing is the multiplication of original writings over time, their increased circulation, and their authoritative status as a 'scientific' discourse. The empirical bent was more characteristic of travel accounts than of theological disputations - in fact, the less elaborate the theological discourse, the stronger the ethnographic impulse (although many travel writers were clerics). This anthology of classic articles in the history of medieval ethnographies illustrates this theme with reference to the contexts and genres of travel writing, the transformation of enduring myths (ranging from oriental marvels to the virtuous ascetics of India or Prester John), the practical expression of particular encounters from the Mongols to the Atlantic, and the various attempts to explain cultural differences, either through the concept of barbarism, or through geography and climate.

How long is Medieval Ethnographies?

Medieval Ethnographies by Joan-Pau Rubies is 453 pages long, and a total of 114,609 words.

This makes it 153% the length of the average book. It also has 140% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Medieval Ethnographies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 26 minutes to read Medieval Ethnographies aloud.

What Reading Level is Medieval Ethnographies?

Medieval Ethnographies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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