How Long to Read They Sing the Wedding of God

How Long Does it Take to Read They Sing the Wedding of God?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read They Sing the Wedding of God by John Napier

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

Description

In Rajasthan, India, a caste of musicians and mendicants, the Nath-Jogis, sing stories of kings who renounce their thrones to become wandering mendicants. They also sing of a god, Mahadeva, Shiva, who must abandon his world-renouncing life and marry, thus establishing the very caste that tells his story. This is the first detailed ethnomusicological study of the music of this caste, examining how the existential questions of the sung stories—of the conflict between loyalty to families or communities and the transcending desire to renounce the material world—are articulated in musical performances in which the caste’s own ethnography is inscribed. Discussing the relationship between the performed repertoire and the caste’s identity, the contexts of performance and ways in which familiar stories are effectively retold, the book offers a transcription, translation and musical and ethnographic analysis of one performance, by Kishori Nath, and shows how the questions the performances project are not merely speculative acts of self-identification but also challenges to audiences to consider their own responses.

How long is They Sing the Wedding of God?

They Sing the Wedding of God by John Napier is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read They Sing the Wedding of God Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read They Sing the Wedding of God aloud.

What Reading Level is They Sing the Wedding of God?

They Sing the Wedding of God is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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