Shah, Idries - The Sufis (Introduction by Robert Graves)

Jonathan Cape, London, 1971. Reprint, Softcover. Good Condition. 9780224615877 Jonathan Cape paperback No. JCP67. Titles, contents list, introduction by Robert Graves & author's preface to front. Eschewing a purely academic approach, Shah gives an overview of Sufi concepts, with potted biographies of some of the most important Sufis over the ages, including Rumi and Ibn al-Arabi, while simultaneously presenting the reader with Sufi teaching materials, such as traditional stories or the jokes from the Mulla Nasrudin corpus. The book also gives details of previously unsuspected Sufic influences on Western culture. According to Shah, the Freemasons, Miguel de Cervantes, Western chivalry, alchemy and Saint Francis of Assisi, amongst others, were all influenced directly or indirectly by Sufis and Sufi ideas, often as a result of contact between East and West in the Middle Ages in places such as Spain or Sicily. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxvi + 404 +. No Dust Jacket as published. Black titles spine. a few pages have come loose but all are present & now re-glued. Includes annotations & appendix. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Sufism; Islamic Mysticism; Psychology & Psychiatry; Philosophy. ISBN: 0224615874. ISBN/EAN: 9780224615877. Inventory No: 4896.

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