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.
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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.
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Add this copy of Wisdom of the Idiots to cart. $4.76, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Dutton Books.
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Very good. Tight, square spine has some creasing. Clean, unmarked interior. Soem areas of light soiling and creasing to the covers, but nice clean copy overall. Cover design by Karl W. Stücklen. Shah counted among his fans Doris Lessing, J. D. Salinger, and Robert Graves, and he was key in fostering the burgeoning Wicca movement by writing (pseudonymously, taking the name of UFO Club light show maestro Jack L. Bracelin) and publishing Gerald Gardner's biography. This collection of ancient fables, retold through Shah's 20th-century lens and here published in a chic little mass-market format, works upon the reader on many levels, using circuitous and illogical narratives in pursuit of Sufi wisdom. 179 pp. Sufism.
Add this copy of Wisdom of the Idiots to cart. $38.78, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by E P Dutton.
