The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin Contributor(s): Shah, Idries (Author), Lecain (Illustrator) |
|
ISBN: 014019357X ISBN-13: 9780140193572 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1993 Annotation: This delightful collection of teaching stories in which Mulla Nasrudin is the main actor is both an outstanding anthology of humor and a book of Sufi wisdom. Here are stories by the Sufi masters Rumi, Jami, and Attar, plus others collected by Idries Shah from the Persian, Afghan, Turkish, and Arabic cultures. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Philosophy | Eastern - Religion | Eastern |
Dewey: 398.220 |
LCCN: 93016167 |
Series: Compass |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.06" W x 7.76" (0.35 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The appeal of Nasrudin is as universal and timeless as the truths he illustrates. This delightful collection of teaching stories in which Mulla Nasrudin is the main actor is both an outstanding anthology of humor and a book of Sufi wisdom. Here are stories by the Sufi masters Rumi, Jami, and Attar, plus others collected by Idries Shah from the Persian, Afghan, Turkish, and Arabic cultures. |