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‘This instalment of Shah’s contribution to our adult education is, like his others, remarkable for its precise response to the real and inner needs of our time.’
Book of the Year, The Observer
Book of the Year, The Observer
Many of Idries
Shah’s books are comprised of tales and teaching stories taken from both written
and oral sources, which illustrate the instructional methods employed by Eastern
wise men for thousands of years. The Magic Monastery differs from its
predecessors in that it contains not only traditional tales, mostly unpublished
– but also stories specially written by Shah to complete the book as a ‘course
in non-linear thinking’. As with all of his works, The Magic Monastery is
rich in thought-provoking material, and can be read and enjoyed at many levels.