{"product_id":"the-sufis-9781784790004","title":"The Sufis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Idries Shah\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Isf Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Isf Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Islam - Sufi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Sufism?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the Sufi principle of 'scatter' in answering this unanswerable question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt deliberately shies away from offering an ordered definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it throws out ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike fragments of light on dust particles, they reveal the shape of something intangible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither emotionalist nor academic, this book offers the closest thing a written work can to an experience of Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it came out in 1964 it was incredibly influential, attracting admirers such as Robert Graves (who wrote the introduction), Ted Hughes and Doris Lessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the most important modern book written on Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for any serious student of Sufi thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46487848779927,"sku":"9781784790004","price":1536.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781784790004.jpg?v=1766335879","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sufis-9781784790004","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}