It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Myth and Meaning by J. D. Lewis-Williams
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J.D. Lewis-Williams, one of the leading South African archaeologists and ethnographers, excavates meaning from the complex mythological stories of the San-Bushmen to create a larger theory of how myth is used in culture. He extracts their “nuggets,” the far-reaching but often unspoken words and concepts of language and understanding that are opaque to outsiders, to establish a more nuanced theory of the role of these myths in the thought-world and social circumstances of the San. The book -draws from the unique 19th century Bleek/Lloyd archives, more recent ethnographic work, and San rock...
Myth and Meaning by J. D. Lewis-Williams is 257 pages long, and a total of 66,049 words.
This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Myth and Meaning aloud.
Myth and Meaning is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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