How Long to Read The Rhetoric of Immediacy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rhetoric of Immediacy?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read The Rhetoric of Immediacy by Bernard Faure

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

Description

Through a highly sensitive exploration of key concepts and metaphors, Bernard Faure guides Western readers in appreciating some of the more elusive aspects of the Chinese tradition of Chan Buddhism and its outgrowth, Japanese Zen. He focuses on Chan's insistence on "immediacy"--its denial of all traditional mediations, including scripture, ritual, good works--and yet shows how these mediations have always been present in Chan. Given this apparent duplicity in its discourse, Faure reveals how Chan structures its practice and doctrine on such mental paradigms as mediacy/immediacy,...

How long is The Rhetoric of Immediacy?

The Rhetoric of Immediacy by Bernard Faure is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rhetoric of Immediacy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read The Rhetoric of Immediacy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rhetoric of Immediacy?

The Rhetoric of Immediacy 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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