How Long to Read Spiritualism in Antebellum America

How Long Does it Take to Read Spiritualism in Antebellum America?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Spiritualism in Antebellum America by Bret E. Carroll

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

Description

"At a time when the New Age movement is starting to make good on the Spiritualists' vision of America as a 'grand clairvoyant nation', Carroll's work raises provocative questions about the tension betwen freedom and authority in the harmonial religions of today." -- Church History "... offers the most comprehensive, sane examination of its topic yet available, no mean achievement for a subject long afflicted by religious partisanship and now perhaps in danger of sympathetic attraction." -- Journal of American History "... fascinating reading it will be for those with a taste for good scholarly writing and a love of the American past and the manifold varieties of the spiritual quest." -- The Quest "In addition to being an excellent introduction to mid-19th-century Spiritualism, Carroll's work also offers scholars a new vantage point from which to view the religious creativity that was so prominent in antebellum America in general." -- Choice During the decade before the Civil War, a growing number of Americans gathered around tables in dimly lit rooms, joined hands, and sought enlightening contact with spirits. The result was Spiritualism, a distinctly colorful religious ideology centered on spirit communication and spirit activity. Spiritualism in Antebellum America analyzes the attempt by spiritually restless Americans of the 1840s and 1850s to negotiate a satisfying combination of freedom and authority as they sought a sense of harmony with the universe.

How long is Spiritualism in Antebellum America?

Spiritualism in Antebellum America by Bret E. Carroll is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spiritualism in Antebellum America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Spiritualism in Antebellum America aloud.

What Reading Level is Spiritualism in Antebellum America?

Spiritualism in Antebellum America is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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