{"product_id":"9781405189729","title":"The Importance of Religion Meaning and Action in our Strange World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Importance of Religion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMeaning and Action in our Strange World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGavin Flood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the significance of religion in modern times, showing how it provides people with meaning to their lives and helps guide them in their everyday moral choices  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readers with a new understanding of religion, demonstrating how in its actions, texts and world views religion is enduring and vividly engages with the mystery of the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers striking arguments about the relationship of religion to science, art and politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngagingly written by a highly respected scholar of religion with an international reputation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eGavin Flood\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Hindu Studies and Comparative Religion at the University of Oxford where he is also the Academic Director of the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory, Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (2006); and editor of the \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companion to Hinduism\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2003).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 January 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405189729\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e266\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378893516940,"sku":"9781405189729","price":91.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405189729_face9ffd-9a05-472e-9b05-f4556b54e2ab.jpg?v=1780184009","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405189729","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}