How long does it take to read The Oxford History of Islam?
The Oxford History of Islam by John L. Esposito takes about 13 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 13 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1999. 749 pages, about 205,975 words.
28 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 22 hours 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 13 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 8 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"John L. Esposito, editor of the four-volume Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, has gathered together sixteen leading scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to examine the origins and historical development of Islam - its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts." "Written for the general reader but also appealing to specialists, The Oxford History of Islam offers the best of that recent scholarship, presented in a readable style and complemented by a rich variety of illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Islam, History, Islam, history, Histoire, Historia
