How Long to Read The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics

How Long Does it Take to Read The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics by Robert Wisniewski

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

Description

Christians have often admired and venerated martyrs who died for their faith, but for long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves. Initially, Christian attitude toward the bones of the dead, saint or not, was that of respectful distance. The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics examines how this changed in the mid-fourth century. Robert Wisniewski investigates how Christians began to believe in power of relics, first, over demons, then over physical diseases and enemies. He considers how they sought to reveal hidden knowledge at the tombs of saints and why they buried the death close to them. An essential element of this new belief was a string conviction that the power of relics was transferred in a physical way and so the following chapters study relics as material objects. Wisniewski analyses what the contact with relics looked like and how close it was. Did people touch, kiss, or look at the very bones, or just at reliquaries which contained them? When did the custom of dividing relics appear? Finally, the book the book deals with discussions and polemics concerning relics and tries to find out how strong was the opposition which this new phenomenon had to face, both within and outside Christianity on its way relics to become an essential element of the medieval religiosity.

How long is The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics?

The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics by Robert Wisniewski is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics aloud.

What Reading Level is The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics?

The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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