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Idries Shah
Caravana de suenos condensa la esencia del pensamiento oriental a traves de un banquete de cuentos, dichos, poemas y alegorias, recopilado por uno de los mas destacados expertos en filosofia…
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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…
Caravan of Dreams distils the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems and allegories, collected by one of the world’s leading experts in Oriental philosophy.
Many countries claim Nasrudin as a native, although few have gone so far as Turkey in exhibiting a ‘grave’ of the wisest fool who ever lived, and holding an annual…
The book’s author, Idries Shah, says ‘Without direct experience of such teaching, or at least a direct recording of it, I cannot see how Eastern thought can ever be understood’.
The Magic Monastery differs from its predecessors in that it contains not only traditional tales, mostly unpublished - but also stories specially written by Shah to complete the book as…
A remarkable conspectus of philosophical contacts between East and West through the ages. This important monograph constitutes the whole text of Idries Shah’s Seminar at Sussex University, fully annotated, indexed…
Cuando aparecio por primera vez en 1964, Los Sufis fue acogido como la obra decisiva sobre la materia. Rico en su alcance, explica por primera vez a un publico occidental…
remarkable conspectus of philosophical contacts between East and West through the ages. This important monograph constitutes the whole text of Idries Shah’s Seminar at Sussex University, fully annotated, indexed and…
The Magic Monastery differs from its predecessors in that it contains not only traditional tales–mostly unpublished–but also stories specially written by Shah to complete the book as ‘a course in…
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How can it be that the same story is found in Scotland and also in Pre-Columbian America? What can account for the durability and persistence of tales? Was the tale…
Originally published in English as: Thinkers of the East: studies in experientialism. 1971.
Small in size, but with a powerful punch, Idries Shah'sReflections is a collection of fables, aphorisms, and statements that challenge the conditioned mind. The book confronts the reader with unaccustomed…
Small in size, but with a powerful punch, Idries Shah’s Reflections is a collection of fables, aphorisms, and statements that challenge the conditioned mind. The book confronts the reader with…
Caravan of Dreams distills the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems and allegories, collected by one of the world’s leading experts in Oriental philosophy.
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…
Assembled by Idries Shah, The World of the Sufi is a comprehensive collection of learned essays and papers on the subject of Sufi thought. One of the book’s attractions is…
When it first appeared in 1964, The Sufis was welcomed as the decisive work on the subject: rich in scope, clearly explaining the traditions and philosophy of the Sufis to…
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English translation originally published: 1968.
Caravana de suenos ccondensa la esencia del pensamiento oriental a traves de un banquete de cuentos, dichos, poemas y alegorias, recopilado por uno de los mas destacados expertos en filosofia…
In December of 1979, Soviet tanks rolled across the borders of Afghanistan, beginning a period of barbaric aggression that triggered a turning point in modern history. Idries Shahs brilliant novel…
En La sabidur a de los idiotas, los idiotas son los Sufis, llamados as debido a que su sabidur a penetra a una profundidad que la transforma en inaccesible para…
Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, Dervish tales were never presented merely on the level of a fable, legend or folklore.
The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. His stories are read by children, by scientists and scholars, and by followers of philosophy.
A treasure house of teaching materials, assembled in the Sufi manner. Seeker after Truth contains both traditional tales and stories gleaned from contemporary sources, and snippets of table talk, discussions…
Mulla Nasrudin, the wise fool of Eastern folklore, holds a special place in Sufi studies. The Sufis, who believe that deep intuition is the only real guide to knowledge, use…
Anteriormente publicados solo como ensayos separados, Pensamiento y accion Sufi – recopilado y prologado por Idries Shah – cubre una extraordinaria diversidad de ideas y actividades Sufis en muchos paises…
First published in 1957, Destination Mecca was both an ambitious travel book and a work of ethnographic and cultural research.
The commanding self in Sufi terminology is that mixture of primitive and conditioned responses, common to everyone, which inhibits and distorts human progress and understanding. The book serves to illustrate…
Based on university lectures at the New School for Social Research, New York, and the University of California, San Francisco, Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study deals with many of the…
Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product…
An international folk hero with universal appeal, Nasrudin is often said to be the wisest fool that ever lived. Whether the stories of Nasrudin are studied for their humour alone…
What is Sufism?
The book follows the Sufi principle of ‘scatter’ in answering this unanswerable question.
It deliberately shies away from offering an ordered definition.
Instead, it throws out ideas.
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