{"product_id":"the-sufis-idries-shah-9781784790035","title":"The Sufis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is Sufism?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the Sufi principle of 'scatter' in answering this unanswerable question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt deliberately shies away from offering an ordered definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it throws out ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike fragments of light on dust particles, they reveal the shape of something intangible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither emotionalist nor academic, this book offers the closest thing a written work can to an experience of Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it came out in 1964 it was incredibly influential, attracting admirers such as Robert Graves (who wrote the introduction), Ted Hughes and Doris Lessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the most important modern book written on Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for any serious student of Sufi thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Idries Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784790036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784790035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Isf Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.14d","brand":"Idries Shah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047349973247,"sku":"9781784790035","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a73ac122-18a7-490b-9f84-a2dff5a36968.jpg?v=1684989698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sufis-idries-shah-9781784790035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}