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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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writer and Sufi teacher

Born 1924
Died 1996

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  • Cover of: The book of the book.

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Adventures, facts and fantasy in darkest England

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  • Cover of: The dermis probe

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  • Cover of: Destination Mecca.

    First published in 1957 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Dossier: Idries Shah.

    First published in 1971 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The exploits of the incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

    First published in 1966 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Letters and lectures of Idries Shah

    First published in 1981 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The magic monastery

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The pleasantries of the incredible Mulla Nasrudin

    First published in 1968 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Thinkers of the east: studies in experientialism

    First published in 1977 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: way of the Sufi.

    First published in 1971 1 edition in 1 language
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writer and Sufi teacher

Born 1924
Died 1996
Subjects
Sufism, Folklore, Sufi parables, Tales, Sufi Tales, Sufis, Islam, Magic, Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character), Fiction, History, Mysticism, Philosophy, Religion - World Religions, Soefisme, Afghanistan, fiction, Bibliography, Civilization, Comparative Religion, English National characteristics, Fiction, historical, general, Islamic philosophy, Islamic studies, Juvenile literature, Miscellanea
Places
Afghanistan, Middle East, Asia, England, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), North Africa
People
Attar, Francis of Assisi, 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
  • Idris Shah
  • Идрис Шах

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March 26, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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