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Idries Shah

Idries Shah (Hindi: इदरीस शाह, Pashto: ادريس شاه, Urdu: ادریس شاه; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an Afghan author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition. Shah wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.

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Afghan Sufi teacher (1924-1996)

Born 1924
Died 1996

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  • Cover of: The way of the Sufi

    Cover of edition wayofsufiantholo0000shah First published in 1968 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sufis.

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  • Cover of: Tales of the Dervishes: teaching-stories of the Sufi masters over the past thousand years, selected from the Sufi classics, from oral tradition, from unpublished manuscripts and schools of Sufi teaching in many countries.

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    First published in 1977 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Learning how to learn: psychology and spirituality in the Sufi way

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  • Cover of: Reflections.

    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Learning how to learn: psychology and spirituality in the Sufi way

    First published in 1985 — 3 editions
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Afghan Sufi teacher (1924-1996)

Born 1924
Died 1996

Subjects

Sufism, Folklore, Sufi parables, Tales, Sufi Tales, Spiritual life, Sufis, Islam, Magic, Juvenile literature, Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character), Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction, Folklore, juvenile literature, History, Mysticism, Philosophy, Religion - World Religions, Soefisme, Afghanistan, fiction, Bibliography, Civilization, Comparative Religion, English National characteristics

Places

Afghanistan, Middle East, Asia, England, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), North Africa

People

Attar, Francis of Assisi, Gerald Brosseau Gardner (1884-), Ghazali, Ibn El-Arabi, Nasreddin Hoca, Nasreddin Hoca (active 13th century), Omar Khayyam, Rumi, Sadi

Time

Soviet occupation, 1979-1989, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Sayed Idries el-Hashimi; Shah, Idries; Indries Shah; Idris Shah; Идрис Шах

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June 5, 2024 Edited by Daask Edit alternate names
March 26, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
March 26, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
March 26, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
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