How Long to Read The Politics of Divination

How Long Does it Take to Read The Politics of Divination?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 10 minutes to read The Politics of Divination by Eugene L. Mendonsa

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

Description

The Politics of Divination, first published in 1982, was a ground breaking work in the political economy of an African culture, the Sisala of Northern Ghana. The author shows how elders use divination as a political tool to control the behavior of women and young men. Gerontocratic control through ritual means is an attempt by elders to dominate the economic activities of youthful men, and the production and reproduction of women. Yet, the elders are not entirely successful in such attempts, and their efforts at social control sometimes have less than altruistic motives, as the many cases in the book show. The author presents divination and ancestral sacrifice in a processual view. Within the context of the divinatory process strategizing elders work and rework the rules of their society to deal with real life situations, illness, misfortune and death. Like many other Africans, the Sisala believe that such misfortunes are ultimatley caused by ancestral anger, which can be seen as a reflection of social tension and conflict among the living. Divination points out deviants in the family who are poised as the cause of such misfortunes, and this conflict is rectified through ancestral propitiation via blood sacrifice on family shrines.

How long is The Politics of Divination?

The Politics of Divination by Eugene L. Mendonsa is 370 pages long, and a total of 92,500 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Politics of Divination Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read The Politics of Divination aloud.

What Reading Level is The Politics of Divination?

The Politics of Divination 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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