How Long to Read Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics

How Long Does it Take to Read Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 46 minutes to read Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics by Alf Hiltebeitel

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Description

Throughout India and Southeast Asia, ancient classical epics—the Mahabharata and the Ramayana—continue to exert considerable cultural influence. Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics offers an unprecedented exploration into South Asia's regional epic traditions. Using his own fieldwork as a starting point, Alf Hiltebeitel analyzes how the oral tradition of the south Indian cult of the goddess Draupadi and five regional martial oral epics compare with one another and tie in with the Sanskrit epics. Drawing on literary theory and cultural studies, he reveals the shared subtexts of the Draupadi cult Mahabharata and the five oral epics, and shows how the traditional plots are twisted and classical characters reshaped to reflect local history and religion. In doing so, Hiltebeitel sheds new light on the intertwining oral traditions of medieval Rajput military culture, Dalits ("former Untouchables"), and Muslims. Breathtaking in scope, this work is indispensable for those seeking a deeper understanding of South Asia's Hindu and Muslim traditions. This work is the third volume in Hiltebeitel's study of the Draupadi cult. Other volumes include Mythologies: From Gingee to Kuruksetra (Volume One), On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess (Volume Two), and Rethinking the Mahabharata (Volume Four).

How long is Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics?

Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics by Alf Hiltebeitel is 575 pages long, and a total of 146,625 words.

This makes it 194% the length of the average book. It also has 179% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 21 minutes to read Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics aloud.

What Reading Level is Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics?

Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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