{"product_id":"gods-games-david-l-miller-9781938808661","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\u003e\u003cem\u003eGods and Games\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938808665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938808661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stillpoint\/Athena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"David L. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47203059761407,"sku":"9781938808661","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31e5267c-d313-4dcc-9474-110b4cb5f891.jpg?v=1756834207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-games-david-l-miller-9781938808661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}