How Long to Read The Perils of Joy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Perils of Joy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Perils of Joy by Samuli Schielke

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

Description

Mulids, festivals in honor of Muslim "friends of God," have been part of Muslim religious and cultural life for close to a thousand years. While many Egyptians see mulids as an expression of joy and love for the Prophet Muhammad and his family, many others see them as opposed to Islam, a sign of a backward mentality, a piece of folklore at best. What is it about a mulid that makes it a threat to Islam and modernity in the eyes of some, and an indication of pious devotion in the eyes of others? What makes the celebration of a saint’s festival appear in such dramatically different contours? The Perils of Joy offers a rich investigation, both historical and ethnographic, of conflicting and transforming attitudes toward festivals in contemporary Egypt. Schielke argues that mulids are characterized by a utopian momentum of the extraordinary that troubles the grand schemes of order and perfection that have become hegemonic in Egypt since the twentieth century. Not an opposition between state and civil society, nor a division between Islamists and secularists, but rather the competition between different perceptions of what makes up a complete life forms the central line of conflict in the contestation of festive culture.

How long is The Perils of Joy?

The Perils of Joy by Samuli Schielke is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Perils of Joy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read The Perils of Joy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Perils of Joy?

The Perils of Joy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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