How long does it take to read Holy War?
the Crusades and their impact on today's world
Holy War by Karen Armstrong takes about 11 hours 31 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 31 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1988. 628 pages, about 172,700 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 31 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"In 1095, with the tomb of Jesus still in the hands of infidels and the Byzantine empire overrun by Muslim Turks, Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and their swords against the Turks and then recover the holy city of Jerusalem from Islam. It was to be the first of the Crusades, a holy war that would focus the power of the European kingdoms against a common enemy. The Crusades became the stuff of romantic legend, but in reality they were a series of rabidly savage battles carried out in the name of Christian piety to advance the power of the Western Church. Their legacy of religious violence is felt today as the age-old conflict of Christians, Jews, and Muslims persists."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Crusades, Influence, Relations, Politics and government, Jihad, History
