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Title: Wisdom of the Idiots
Review: Notwithstanding his claims as a sufi, and one one who mediated new forms of knowledge to the West, Shah was one of the great stylists of modern literature. "Wisdom of the Idiots" is one of his greatest books; lucid prose and clear thinking are not usually associated with mysticism but these are consistent elements in Shah's books.As well as tales which report interchanges between sufi masters and enquirers there are evocative stories. Some such as 'Hope' establish the connections between inner qualities and success; others such as the evocative 'Paradise of Song' suggest 'more selves than one, more hopes than one, more chance then one - up there in the Paradise of Song.'
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