How Long to Read The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead

How Long Does it Take to Read The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead by Erik R. Seeman

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

Description

“Two thousand Wendat (Huron) Indians stood on the edge of an enormous burial pit . . . they held in their arms the bones of roughly seven hundred deceased friends and family members. The Wendats had lovingly scraped and cleaned the bones of the corpses that had decomposed on the scaffolds. They awaited only the signal from the master of the ritual to place the bones in the pit. This was the great Feast of the Dead.” Witnesses to these Wendat burial rituals were European colonists, French Jesuit missionaries in particular. Rather than being horrified by these unfamiliar native practices, Europeans recognized the parallels between them and their own understanding of death and human remains. Both groups believed that deceased souls traveled to the afterlife; both believed that elaborate mortuary rituals ensured the safe transit of the soul to the supernatural realm; and both believed in the power of human bones. Appreciating each other’s funerary practices allowed the Wendats and French colonists to find common ground where there seemingly would be none. Erik R. Seeman analyzes these encounters, using the Feast of the Dead as a metaphor for broader Indian-European relations in North America. His compelling narrative gives undergraduate students of early America and the Atlantic World a revealing glimpse into this fascinating—and surprising—meeting of cultures.

How long is The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead?

The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead by Erik R. Seeman is 172 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 58% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead aloud.

What Reading Level is The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead?

The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead is suitable for students ages 10 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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