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- Idries_Shah abstract "Idries Shah (16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996) (Persian: ادریس شاه, Urdu: ادریس شاه, Hindi: इदरीस शाह), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.Born in India, the descendant of a family of Afghan nobles, Shah grew up mainly in England. His early writings centred on magic and witchcraft. In 1960 he established a publishing house, Octagon Press, producing translations of Sufi classics as well as titles of his own. His seminal work was The Sufis, which appeared in 1964 and was well received internationally. In 1965, Shah founded the Institute for Cultural Research, a London-based educational charity devoted to the study of human behaviour and culture. A similar organisation, the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (ISHK), exists in the United States, under the directorship of Stanford University psychology professor Robert Ornstein, whom Shah appointed as his deputy in the U.S.In his writings, Shah presented Sufism as a universal form of wisdom that predated Islam. Emphasizing that Sufism was not static but always adapted itself to the current time, place and people, he framed his teaching in Western psychological terms. Shah made extensive use of traditional teaching stories and parables, texts that contained multiple layers of meaning designed to trigger insight and self-reflection in the reader. He is perhaps best known for his collections of humorous Mulla Nasrudin stories.Shah was at times criticised by orientalists who questioned his credentials and background. His role in the controversy surrounding a new translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, published by his friend Robert Graves and his older brother Omar Ali-Shah, came in for particular scrutiny. However, he also had many notable defenders, chief among them the novelist Doris Lessing. Shah came to be recognised as a spokesman for Sufism in the West and lectured as a visiting professor at a number of Western universities. His works have played a significant part in presenting Sufism as a secular, individualistic form of spiritual wisdom.".
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- Idries_Shah birthYear "1924".
- Idries_Shah child Safia_Shah.
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- Idries_Shah deathDate "1996-11-23".
- Idries_Shah deathPlace London.
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- Idries_Shah deathYear "1996".
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- Idries_Shah pseudonym "Arkon Daraul".
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- Idries_Shah awards "Outstanding Book of the Year , twice;".
- Idries_Shah awards "six first prizes at the UNESCO World Book Year in 1973".
- Idries_Shah birthDate "1924-06-16".
- Idries_Shah birthName "Idries Shah".
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- Idries_Shah children Safia_Shah.
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- Idries_Shah dateOfBirth "1924-06-16".
- Idries_Shah dateOfDeath "1996-11-23".
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- Idries_Shah deathPlace "London, UK".
- Idries_Shah ethnicity "Afghan, Indian, Scottish".
- Idries_Shah genre "Eastern philosophy and culture".
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- Idries_Shah name "ادریس شاه".
- Idries_Shah name "इदरीस शाह".
- Idries_Shah notableworks "The Sufis'The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin'The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin'Thinkers of the East'Learning How to Learn'The Way of the Sufi'ReflectionsKara Kush".
- Idries_Shah occupation "Writer, publisher".
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- Idries_Shah spouse "Cynthia Kabraji".
- Idries_Shah subject "Sufism, psychology".
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