The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

Shah, Idries

ISBN 10: 1784790095 / ISBN 13: 9781784790097

Published by Isf Publishing (edition ), 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin
• Publisher: Isf Publishing (edition )
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784790095
• ISBN 13: 9781784790097
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

A collection of anecdotes and jokes drawn from Middle Eastern folklore and the Sufi mystical tradition, which feature the wise fool, Mulla Nasrudin.
 
The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin is a compendium of tales in which Nasrudin, the village bumpkin and wiseacre, reveals the antics characteristic of the human mind. In each story, the Mulla can manifest great wisdom, or supreme folly. Often enough he reveals layers of both.

Nasrudin and his stories appear in literature and oral traditions from the Arab world to China. Many nations claim Nasrudin as a native son, but nobody knows his real origins or who he was. The Sufis, who believe that deep intuition is the only real guide to knowledge, use the humorous stories of Nasrudin's adventures to trigger breakthroughs into higher wisdom.

Since Idries Shah made Nasrudin's genius available to mainstream Western readers, people from every walk of life have laughed at and learned from this wise fool's memorable escapades.

About the Author

As the urgency of our global situation becomes apparent, more and more readers are turning to the books of Idries Shah (1924-1996) 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 over 15 million copies in 12 languages worldwide and have been awarded many prizes. They have been reviewed by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Times, The Tribune, The Telegraph, and numerous other international journals and newspapers.