It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read The Making of a Heretic by Virginia Burrus
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Silenced for 1,600 years, the "heretics" speak for themselves in this account of the Priscillianist controversy that began in fourth-century Spain. In a close examination of rediscovered texts, Virginia Burrus provides an unusual opportunity to explore heresy from the point of view of the followers of Priscillian and to reevaluate the reliability of the historical record. Her analysis takes into account the concepts of gender, authority, and public and private space that informed established religion's response to this early Christian movement. Priscillian, who began his career as a lay...
The Making of a Heretic by Virginia Burrus is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.
This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Making of a Heretic aloud.
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