{"product_id":"thinkers-of-the-east-pocket-idries-shah-9781784799144","title":"Thinkers of the East (Pocket Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinkers of the East\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of anecdotes and 'parables in action' illustrating the eminently practical and lucid approach of Eastern Dervish teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from the teachings of more than one hundred sages in three continents, this material stresses the experimental rather than the theoretical - and it is that characteristic of Sufi study which provides its impact and vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emphasis of \u003cem\u003eThinkers of the East\u003c\/em\u003e contrasts sharply with the Western concept of the East as a place of theory without practice, or thought without action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's author, Idries Shah, says 'Without direct experience of such teaching, or at least a direct recording of it, I cannot see how Eastern thought can ever be understood'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Idries Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784799149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784799144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Isf Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Idries Shah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077340852479,"sku":"9781784799144","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d94e2d2-a36a-422c-b19d-14976de8ae37.jpg?v=1685469461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thinkers-of-the-east-pocket-idries-shah-9781784799144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}