How Long to Read The Hidden Lives of Brahman

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hidden Lives of Brahman?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 39 minutes to read The Hidden Lives of Brahman by Joël André-Michel Dubois

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

Description

Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in Śaṅkara’s vedānta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate. Finalist for the 2014 Best First Book in the History of Religions presented by the American Academy of Religion Śaṅkara’s thought, advaita vedānta or non-dual vedānta, is a tradition focused on brahman, the ultimate reality transcending all particular manifestations, words, and ideas. It is generally considered that the transcendent brahman cannot be attained through any effort or activity. While this conception is technically correct, in The Hidden Lives of Brahman, Joël André-Michel Dubois contends that it is misleading. Hidden lives of brahman become visible when analysis of Śaṅkara’s seminal commentaries is combined with ethnographic descriptions of contemporary Brāhmin students and teachers of vedānta, a group largely ignored in most studies of this tradition. Du bois demonstrates that for Śaṅkara, as for Brāhmin tradition in general, brahman is just as much an active force, fully connected to the dynamic power of words and imagination, as it is a transcendent ultimate. Joël André-Michel Dubois is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.

How long is The Hidden Lives of Brahman?

The Hidden Lives of Brahman by Joël André-Michel Dubois is 447 pages long, and a total of 114,879 words.

This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 140% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Hidden Lives of Brahman Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 27 minutes to read The Hidden Lives of Brahman aloud.

What Reading Level is The Hidden Lives of Brahman?

The Hidden Lives of Brahman 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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