It takes the average reader 3 hours and 17 minutes to read Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East by John Arthur Smith
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Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between music and cultic worship in ancient western Asia. The book covers ancient Israel and Judah, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Elam, and ancient Egypt, focusing on the period from approximately 3000 BCE to around 586 BCE. This wide-ranging book brings together insights from ancient archaeological, iconographic, written, and musical sources, as well as from modern scholarship. Through careful analysis, comparison, and evaluation of those sources, the author builds a picture of a world where religious culture was predominant and where music was intrinsic to common cultic activity.
Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East by John Arthur Smith is 194 pages long, and a total of 49,276 words.
This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 29 minutes to read Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East aloud.
Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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