How Long to Read The Wrestler's Body

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wrestler's Body?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 34 minutes to read The Wrestler's Body by Joseph S. Alter

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

Description

The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an akhara, or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand...

How long is The Wrestler's Body?

The Wrestler's Body by Joseph S. Alter is 332 pages long, and a total of 83,664 words.

This makes it 112% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wrestler's Body Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 37 minutes to read The Wrestler's Body aloud.

What Reading Level is The Wrestler's Body?

The Wrestler's Body 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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