How Long to Read Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment

How Long Does it Take to Read Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment by Aditya Malik

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

Description

Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the Central Himalayan region of Kumaon, Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment draws on oral and written narratives, stories, testimonies, and rituals told and performed in relation to the "God of Justice," Goludev, and other regional deities. The book seeks to answer several questions: How is the concept of justice defined in South Asia? Why do devotees seek out Goludev for the resolution of matters of justice instead of using the secular courts? What are the sociological and political consequences of situating divine justice within a secular, democratic, modern context? Moreover, how do human beings locate themselves within the indeterminateness and struggles of their everyday existence? What is the place of language and ritual in creating intimacy and self? How is justice linked to intimacy, truth, and being human? The stories and narratives in this book revolve around Goludev's own story and deeds, as well as hundreds of petitions (manauti) written on paper that devotees hang on his temple walls, and rituals (jagar) that involve spirit possession and the embodiment of the deity through designated mediums. The jagars are powerful, extraordinary experiences, mesmerizing because of their intensity but also because of what they imply in terms of how we conceptualize being human with the seemingly limitless potential to shift, alter, and transform ourselves through language and ritual practice. The petitions, though silent and absent of the singing, drumming, and choreography that accompany jagars, are equally powerful because of their candid and intimate testimony to the aspirations, breakdowns, struggles, and breakthroughs that circumscribe human existence.

How long is Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment?

Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment by Aditya Malik is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment aloud.

What Reading Level is Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment?

Tales of Justice and Rituals of Divine Embodiment is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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