{"product_id":"gods-games-toward-a-theology-of-play-9781938808548","title":"Gods \u0026 Games: Toward a Theology of Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply thoughtful, deeply irreverent look at the mythology of play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGods and Games ties together Joseph Campbell's approach to myth and religion with Johan Huizinga's view of our species as \u003cem\u003eHomo ludens\u003c\/em\u003e -- \"Man the Game-player\" -- which suggests that play is a central aspect of the human spirit and human culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A comprehensive and clear review.... loaded with quotations both pertinent and entertaining that may be eye-openers both to traditional religionists and readers who may never have thought about play in a philosophical or religious sense.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of scholarship and the light-handedness of the author, Professor David L. Miller, make this book a movable, digestible and an enjoyable feast.\" -- Robert Seidenberg, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Imago\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, David L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David L. Miller, PhD, is the Watson-Ledden Professor of Religion, Emeritus, at Syracuse University and is a retired core faculty member at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. He has served as a long-term member of the board of Joseph Campbell Foundation. Since 1963, Dr. Miller has worked at the intersections of religions and mythologies, literature and literary theory, and depth psychology.","brand":"Stillpoint\/Athena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434625077522,"sku":"9781938808548","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c7611b1-3e61-402c-b658-f725243afc2d.jpg?v=1729605574","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-games-toward-a-theology-of-play-9781938808548","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}