Idries Shah
Idries Abutahir Shah (also Idris Shah ; born June 16, 1924 in Shimla , † November 23, 1996 in London ) was an author who made the teachings of Sufism known and popularized in the West.
Life
Idries Shah was born in India to an Afghan father and a Scottish mother and grew up in England.
He lived and worked in London and Tunbridge Wells and wrote books on Sufism and philosophy .
Idries Shah expanded western knowledge of the teachings of Sufism. He was a major influence on a number of authors, including Doris Lessing . His definition of Sufism was liberal in the way that Sufism belongs to Islam , but is not dependent on the Koran , but is free in origin, scope and meaning.
Idries Shah had a son and two daughters. His son Tahir Shah is a successful travel book author and filmmaker. One of his daughters is the filmmaker Saira Shah , who is known among other things for her documentation of the life of women in Afghanistan.
Literary works
- Sufism:
- The Sufis ISBN 0-385-07966-4
- The Way of the Sufi ISBN 0-900860-80-4
- Tales of the Dervishes ISBN 0-900860-47-2
- The Book of the Book ISBN 0-900860-12-X
- Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study ISBN 0-900860-56-1
- Sufi Thought and Action ISBN 0-86304-051-9
- Philosophy:
- Knowing how to know ISBN 0-86304-072-1
- The Commanding Self ISBN 0-86304-066-7
- Learning How to Learn - Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way ISBN 0-900860-59-6
- The Elephant in the Dark - Christianity, Islam and The Sufis ISBN 0-900860-36-7
- Thinkers of the East - Studies in Experientialism ISBN 0-900860-46-4
- Reflections ISBN 0-900860-07-3
- A Veiled Gazelle - Seeing How to See ISBN 0-900860-58-8
- Seeker After Truth - A Handbook ISBN 0-900860-91-X
- Stories about Mulla Nasrudin :
- The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin
- The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin
- The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mullah Nasrudin
- The World of Nasrudin
Web links
- Literature by and about Idries Shah in the catalog of the German National Library
- Complete list of Idries Shah's books
- Critical article by Gurdjieff biographer James Moore ( Memento from November 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Shah, Idries |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shah, Idries Abutahir (full name); Shah, Idris |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Author of works on Sufism |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Shimla |
DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1996 |
Place of death | London |