World Tales : The Extraordinary Coincidence of Stories Told in All Times, in All Places - Softcover

Shah, Idries

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863040365 ISBN 13: 9780863040368

Publisher: Ishk Book Service, 1991

Synopsis

No ordinary collection of tales, this anthology was the result of extensive research that lead Shah to conclude that there is a certain basic fund of human fictions, which recur again and again throughout the world and never seem to lose their compelling attraction. In this fascinating collection, Idries Shah shares this insight with us as we read the astonishingly similar versions of tales as they developed throughout the world.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Each tale is preceded by an introduction tracing its origin and development across time and place, with many surprising insights into familiar stories. For example, the saga of William Tell, believed for centuries to have been a historic event, was in existence in virtually the same form as a Norse tale, 300 years before Tell lived.

"We find the Algonquin version of Cinderella; we wonder how the story of Aladdin and the Lamp was found in Wales, and then, perhaps, taken to the East where we know It." --Robert Ornstein

This special paperback version of World Tales concentrates on the essentials, the text of the stories, and omits the illustrations that were part of a previous edition.

About the Author:

As the urgency of our global situation becomes apparent, more and more readers are turning to the books of writer Idries Shah as a way to train new capacities and new ways of thinking. Shah has been described as "the most significant worker adapting classical spiritual thought to the modern world." His lively contemporary books have sold more than 15 million copies in 12 languages worldwide. They have been reviewed positively by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Times (London), The Tribune, The Telegraph, and numerous other international journals and newspapers. "The most interesting books in the English language."

Saturday Review "A major psychological and cultural event of our time."

Psychology Today "One is immediately forced to use one's mind in a new way."

New York Times The instrumental function of Shah's work is now well established among people from all walks of life. Stockbrokers, scientists, lawyers, managers, writers, physicians, and diplomats have found Shah's literature for human development "extraordinary." "It presents a blueprint of the human mental structure."

Robert Ornstein, psychologist and author "Extremely useful in teaching students about management and computers."

Thomas Malone, MIT "Idries Shah provides the unique perspective that allows us to assess real motivations and social biases in a more accurate light."

E. Neilsen, attorney at law

About this edition

• Publisher: Ishk Book Service
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0863040365
• ISBN 13: 9780863040368
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410