How long does it take to read When the Drummers Were Women?
Layne Redmond
When the Drummers Were Women by Layne Redmond takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 6 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1997. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.
9 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 51 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 34 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In this lavishly illustrated book, drummer Layne Redmond presents an empowering narrative history of the sacred drum in the ancient Goddess civilization, using her extensive collection of images gathered during more than five years of research and travel in the Mideast and Europe. 80 photos & drawings. She recounts women as drummers and leaders of ritual, giving readers a captivating visual confirmation of the vitality and power of a goddess-oriented tradition. Bringing together current scientific research into the harmonious effects of rhythm on the body, mind and spirit, Redmond shows how women today can reclaim drumming as a spiritual heritage and sacred technology that celebrates the unity of natural cycles of earth, cosmos, and human body.
Subjects: Psychological aspects of Rhythm, Goddess religion, Women and religion, Women, Religious life, Rhythm
