The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin - Couverture souple

Shah, Idries

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784790338 ISBN 13 : 9781784790332

Editeur : ISF Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

AMERICAN ENGLISH EDITION

Part of Idries Shah’s Nasrudin series, this book contains some of the thousands of stories that have been told around this popular folk character since his purported birth in the 13th century.

The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin is a collection of teaching stories, anecdotes and jokes drawn from Middle Eastern folklore and the Sufi mystical tradition, which feature the Eastern crackpot and enlightened fool, Mulla Nasrudin.

Idries Shah assembled this compendium 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.

In this delightful volume, Shah not only gives the Mulla a proper vehicle for our times, he proves that the centuries-old stories and quips of Nasrudin are still some of the funniest jokes in the world.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Idries Shah was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote dozens of books on topics ranging from psychology to spiritualilty to travelogues to other anthropological studies. In his writings, Shah presented Sufism as a universal form of wisdom that predated Islam. Shah is known for The Sufis, The Commanding Self, The Subleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin, The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin, Thinkers of the East, and Learning How to Learn. 

Errol Le Cain (1941–89) was a British animator and author and illustrator of books for children. Without much formal training, he first joined the animation studio of Richard Williams. He then became a freelance animator and illustrator, working on BBC sets, and eventually became an illustrator of children’s books. As an author, he published three books and, in 1984, won the Kate Greenaway Medal, which recognizes “distinguished illustration in a book for children.”

Présentation de l'éditeur

AMERICAN ENGLISH EDITION - 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ISF Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784790338
• ISBN 13: 9781784790332
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 198
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible