How Long to Read Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One

How Long Does it Take to Read Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 42 minutes to read Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One by Robert Hazel

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

Description

This two-volume publication offers an in-depth analysis of ophidian symbolism in Eastern Africa, while setting the topic within its regional and historical context: namely, with regards to the rest of Africa, ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, the Greek world, ancient Palestine, Arabia, India, and medieval and pre-Christian Europe. Through the ages, most of those areas have connected with Eastern Africa in a broad sense, where ophidian symbolism was as “rampant” and far-reaching, if not more so, as anywhere else on the continent, and perhaps in past civilisations. Much as in the wider context, snakes were held to be long-lived, closely related to holes, caverns, trees, and water, life and death, and credited with a liking for milk. Even though ophidian symbolism has always been developed out of the outstanding biological and ethological features of snakes, the process of symbolisation, which plays a crucial role in the elaboration of cultural systems and the shaping of human experience, was inevitably at work. This first volume deals with snakes as a zoological category; snake symbolism as perceived by encyclopaedists and psychologists; and ophidian symbolism as it occurred in ancient civilisations. It explores the traditional African scene in general with a view to set the scene for a more proximate baseline for comparison. The divide between animals and humans was porous, and snakes had a more or less equal footing in both the animal realm and the spiritual world. Key features of snake symbolism in traditional Eastern Africa are then examined in detail, especially phantasmagorical snakes, the rainbow serpent, snake-totems, and snake-related witches and ritual leaders, among others. In Eastern Africa, the meanings attributed to snakes were multifaceted and paradoxical. Overall, the two volumes of this publication show that African snake symbolism broadly echoed the diverse representations of ancient civilisations. The widely acknowledged assimilation of snakes to death and Evil is therefore unrepresentative, both historically and culturally.

How long is Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One?

Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One by Robert Hazel is 567 pages long, and a total of 145,719 words.

This makes it 191% the length of the average book. It also has 178% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 16 minutes to read Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One aloud.

What Reading Level is Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One?

Snakes, People, and Spirits, Volume One is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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