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First published in 1964, Idries Shah's definitive work, 'The Sufis', completely overturned Western misconceptions of Sufism, revealing a great spiritual and psychological tradition encompassing many of the world's greatest thinkers: Rumi, Omar Khayyam, Ibn El-Arabi, Al-Ghazzali, Sadi,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rumi: Add a description of this character.
- Nasrudin
- Ghazali
- Omar Khayyam
- Ibn El-arabi
- Mohammed
- Burton
- Allah
- Francis
- Attar
- Fitz Gerald
- Clarke
- Hafiz
- Nasmdin
- Adam
- Nicholson
- Mu Ila
- Roger Bacon
- Hujwiri
- Saadi
- David
- Mathnawi
- Rurni
- Shibli
- Asin
- Albertus Magnus
- Mason
- Morris
First Sentence edit
Most fables contain at least some truth, and they often enable people to absorb ideas which the ordinary patterns of their thinking would prevent them from digesting.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Idries Shah (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 297.4
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Theology › Philosophy
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy › Eastern › Taoism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Other Eastern Religions › Taoism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Islam › Sufism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › New Age
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Occult
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