How Much Religion is Good for Us? av Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

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<P><I>How Much Religion is Good for Us?</I> is a provocative book which examines parallels between play and religion from a philosophical, theological, and anthropological perspective.</P><P>Understanding ¿religion as a game¿ in the context of secular culture, it explores the ¿playful¿ patterning of spiritual and religious belief in modern societies. Drawing on the Nietzschean concept of a dead but powerful God, the book depicts modern civilizations as players treading a secular age in which the spirit of religion unconsciously survives. It argues that the spirit of religion is preserved in cultures in the form of a spiritual game, distilling moral precepts and imperatives much like poetry and works of art do. Comparative in scope, it references Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Sufism, and Daoism.</P><P>This interdisciplinary volume is an outstanding resource for students and scholars of Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology.</P>