How Long to Read Modern Occult Rhetoric

How Long Does it Take to Read Modern Occult Rhetoric?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Modern Occult Rhetoric by Joshua Gunn

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

Description

A broadly interdisciplinary study of the pervasive secrecy in America cultural, political, and religious discourse. The occult has traditionally been understood as the study of secrets of the practice of mysticism or magic. This book broadens our understanding of the occult by treating it as a rhetorical phenomenon tied to language and symbols and more central to American culture than is commonly assumed. Joshua Gunn approaches the occult as an idiom, examining the ways in which acts of textual criticism and interpretation are occultic in nature, as evident in practices as diverse as academic scholarship, Freemasonry, and television production. Gunn probes, for instance, the ways in which jargon employed by various social and professional groups creates barriers and fosters secrecy. From the theory wars of cultural studies to the Satanic Panic that swept the national mass media in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Gunn shows how the paradox of a hidden, buried, or secret meaning that cannot be expressed in language appears time and time again in Western culture. These recurrent patterns, Gunn argues, arise from a generalized, popular anxiety about language and its limitations. Ultimately, Modern Occult Rhetoric demonstrates the indissoluble relationship between language, secrecy, and publicity, and the centrality of suspicion in our daily lives.

How long is Modern Occult Rhetoric?

Modern Occult Rhetoric by Joshua Gunn is 372 pages long, and a total of 93,744 words.

This makes it 126% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Modern Occult Rhetoric Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read Modern Occult Rhetoric aloud.

What Reading Level is Modern Occult Rhetoric?

Modern Occult Rhetoric 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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