Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780352396044
Format: Import
ISBN: 0352396040
Label: A Star Book
Manufacturer: A Star Book
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 1977
Publisher: A Star Book
Studio: A Star Book
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Rating:  - The City of Delightful Nonsense
Idries Shah published a series of books on Sufi subjects beginning in the late 60's. Many of them, like "Tales of the Dervishes" and "Thinkers of the East", are entirely delightful, collections of Islamic stories and wisdom very difficult to find elsewhere.
This book was central, setting out his version of Sufism in overview. It is a ton of fun, intriguing and thought-provoking. It shines a fascinating light on little-known corners of history. It is also completely and utterly bogus. ... Read More
Rating:  - Practical spirituality for those who really want it ...
I read The Sufis long ago, and thought "Now I can see what everybody's doing wrong!"
Then I read more of Shah's books and The Sufis again, and thought "Well, I should apply it to myself, too!"
Then I read more of his books, and The Sufis again, and thought "So that's what he means!" I then saw some reviews on Amazon, saying that Shah was a charlatan, or that he had certain off-color connections and motivations - and I thought, "Ooh, what does this mean about my guy?"
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Rating: - Understanding Sufism
This book is a stellar presentation about Sufism. It has really given me a comprehensive understanding of a topic that has long interested me as an aspect of mysticism without my feeling that I know much about it -- despite reading a fair amount. Most presentations are rather nonspecific, but Idries Shah makes a chapter of each of many specific issues to create a whole that gives me a really consistent picture of sufism. His analysis would, I think, appeal to someone with an analytic approach to ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent introduction to Sufism
This is an insightful book on Sufism, not an academic analysis of Sufism as in the case of many books by University professors..Whatever may be the authenticity of Shah as a Sufi master[about which several articles have been written] his book is great...it leads you into an appreciation of Sufi methods which are not easy to understand....Since it is a mystical path,words and literary accounts and books can provide only an indirect approach to it.Much depends on one's practice...I had been influenced ... Read More
Rating: - Life Changing
I was one time last year doing some cleaning. This book fell off the shelf and bumped me on the head. I put it in my pack and when I finished, I read it for hours in a coffeshop. Then I read everything by Shah I could find, Tales of the Dervishes, etc. They say you can't be a sufi by reading about it. To a point, I agree with that, unless it triggers something inside you that you 'remember' or 'discover' that you are one perhaps.
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