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Publication
Macmillan (1975), Edition: New Ed, Paperback, 218 pages. Black and white text illustrations throughout.
Description
The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. His stories are read by children, by scientists and scholars, and by followers of philosophy. Idries Shah assembled this collection of Nasrudin's trials and tribulations from ancient manuscripts and oral literature, from sources in North Africa and Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia. Many were known to the great Sufi masters, Rumi, Jami, and Attar the chemist.
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LibraryThing member Arctic-Stranger
Very fun short stories about the foolish Wise Man Nasrudin. One example, he said he could see at night as well as during the day. When someone saw him at night carrying a lantern, they asked him why, if he could see at night. "So you won't run into me," he answered.
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LibraryThing member iSatyajeet
Mulla Nasruddin was famously odd, but one of the wisest men. Beneath his apparent foolishness, there was a keen perception that cut straight to the truth.
LibraryThing member iSatyajeet
Mulla Nasruddin was famously odd, but one of the wisest men. Beneath his apparent foolishness, there was a keen perception that cut straight to the truth.
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Original publication date
1968
Physical description
218 p.; 7.72 inches
ISBN
0330245856 / 9780330245852
Local notes
A delightful collection of teaching stories that is both anthology of humor and a book of Sufi wisdom. Here are stories by the Sufi masters Rumi, Jami, and Attar, plus others collected by Idries Shah from the Persian, Afghan, Turkish, and Arabic cultures.
Other editions
The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin by Idries Shah (Hardcover)