It takes the average reader 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Reading Dionysus by Courtney J.P. Friesen
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Courtney J. P. Friesen explores shifting boundaries of ancient religions by way of the reception of a popular tragedy, Euripides' Bacchae. As a play staging political crises provoked by the arrival of the "foreign" god Dionysus and his ecstatic cult, audiences and readers found resonances with their own cultural moments. This dramatic deity became emblematic of exuberant and liberating spirituality and, at the same time, a symbol of imperial conquest. Thus, readings of the Bacchae frequently foreground conflicts between religious autonomy and political authority, and between ethnic diversity...
Reading Dionysus by Courtney J.P. Friesen is 343 pages long, and a total of 86,779 words.
This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 106% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 54 minutes to read Reading Dionysus aloud.
Reading Dionysus is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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