{"product_id":"indian-mythology-and-philosophy-1","title":"Indian Mythology and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cultural and intellectual history of Ancient India that brings together its major philosophical traditions—Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain—into a single, accessible narrative.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner Best Indie Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNever before has the history and substance of Indian thought been laid out as clearly as in Burton’s book.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e—Prof Nicolas Martin, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zürich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt sixteen, reading the Bhagavad Gita opened a door in my thinking that never closed. 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