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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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The way of the Sufi

by Idries Shah
First published in 1968 — 10 editions
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The pleasantries of the incredible Mulla Nasrudin

by Idries Shah and Idries Shah
First published in 1968 — 8 editions
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The Sufis.

by Idries Shah
First published in 1964 — 8 editions
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Tales of the dervishes

by Idries Shah
First published in 1967 — 8 editions
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The exploits of the incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

by Idries Shah and Idries Shah First published in 1972 — 7 editions
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Oriental magic

by Idries Shah First published in 1956 — 6 editions

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Special Problems in the Study of Sufi Ideas

by Idries Shah and Idries Shah First published in 1966 — 6 editions

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Thinkers of the east: studies in experientialism

by Idries Shah First published in 1971 — 5 editions
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Wisdom of the Idiots.

by Idries Shah First published in 1969 — 5 editions

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The secret lore of magic: books of the sorcerers.

by Idries Shah First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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Oriental magic

by Idries Shah First published in 1956 — 4 editions
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Learning how to learn: psychology and spirituality in the Sufi way

by Idries Shah First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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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

by Idries Shah First published in 1967 — 4 editions

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Special illumination: the Sufi use of humour

by Idries Shah and Idries Shah First published in 1977 — 4 editions
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Caravan of dreams

by Idries Shah
First published in 1968 — 4 editions
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The exploits of the incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

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First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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Kara Kush: a novel

by Idries Shah First published in 1986 — 4 editions
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Reflections

by Idries Shah First published in 1968 — 3 editions

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Caravan of dreams..

by Idries Shah First published in 1968 — 3 editions

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Kara Kush: the gold of Ahmad Shah

by Idries Shah First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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Afghan Sufi teacher (1924-1996)

Born	1924
Died	1996

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL4326853A
Amazon ID: B000APG9O6
GoodReads: 32851
ISNI: 0000000116037260
IMDb: nm1802848
Library of Congress Names: n80039743
LibraryThing: shahidries
VIAF: 19684387
Wikidata: Q505466
Inventaire.io: wd:Q505466

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

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