How Long to Read Orthodox Christian Material Culture

How Long Does it Take to Read Orthodox Christian Material Culture?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Orthodox Christian Material Culture by Timothy Carroll

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

Description

Although much has been written on the making of art objects as a means of engaging in creative productions of the self (most famously Alfred Gell’s work), there has been very little written on Orthodox Christianity and its use of material within religious self-formation. Eastern Orthodox Christianity is renowned for its artistry and the aesthetics of its worship being an integral part of devout practice. Yet this is an area with little ethnographic exploration available and even scarcer ethnographic attention given to the material culture of Eastern Christianity outside the traditional ‘homelands’ of the greater Levant and Eastern Europe. Drawing from and building upon Gell’s work, Carroll explores the uses and purposes of material culture in Eastern Orthodox Christian worship. Drawing on three years of ethnographic fieldwork in a small Antiochian Orthodox parish in London, Carroll focusses on a study of ecclesiastical fabric but places this within the wider context of Orthodox material ecology in Britain. This ethnographic exploration leads to discussion of the role of materials in the construction of religious identity, material understandings of religion, and pathways of pilgrimatic engagement and religious movement across Europe. In a religious tradition characterised by repetition and continuity, but also as sensuously tactile, this book argues that material objects are necessary for the continual production of Orthodox Christians as art-like subjects. It is an important contribution to the corpus of literature on the anthropology of material culture and art and the anthropology of religion.

How long is Orthodox Christian Material Culture?

Orthodox Christian Material Culture by Timothy Carroll is 196 pages long, and a total of 50,176 words.

This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Orthodox Christian Material Culture Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Orthodox Christian Material Culture aloud.

What Reading Level is Orthodox Christian Material Culture?

Orthodox Christian Material Culture is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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