How Long to Read Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean

How Long Does it Take to Read Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean by Marguerite Rigoglioso

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

Description

Underpinned by a rigorous feminist analysis of ancient religious texts and historical accounts, Miraculous Birth across the Ancient Mediterranean presents detailed evidence indicating that the pursuit of divine conception was considered an organized sacerdotal activity for women. The book does not argue whether or not birth through miraculous means is or ever was actually possible; rather, it demonstrates that divine birth was believed in antiquity to be possible, and served as a significant theme of ancient Mediterranean religions that has not been sufficiently explored. The analysis reveals while the phenomenon had perhaps its most dramatic expression in the case of the Virgin Mary, its roots predate Christianity. Miraculous Birth across the Ancient Mediterranean centers on the women involved in such stories, figures usually given marginal attention. The interpretation presented of figures purportedly involved in divine birth includes Sarah (mother of Isaac), Anne (mother of Mary), Mary (mother of Jesus), and Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist). Author Marguerite Rigoglioso demonstrates that their stories did not arise in a vacuum, but were linked to a trajectory of female-oriented lore and practice in the ancient world.

How long is Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean?

Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean by Marguerite Rigoglioso is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean aloud.

What Reading Level is Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean?

Miraculous Birth Across the Ancient Mediterranean is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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