Wisdom of the Idiots

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In Idries Shah’s Wisdom of the Idiots, the idiots are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose.

On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological processes, and the story becomes a working blueprint of those processes.

Wisdom of the Idiots has been awarded many prizes, including two gold medals, one for being Best Book , in conjunction with UNESCO’s World Book Year.