{"product_id":"thinkers-of-the-east-hardcover","title":"Thinkers of the East - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIdries Shah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinkers of the East\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of anecdotes and 'parables in action' illustrating the eminently practical and lucid approach of Eastern Dervish teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from the teachings of more than one hundred sages in three continents, this material stresses the experimental rather than the theoretical - and it is that characteristic of Sufi study which provides its impact and vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emphasis of \u003cem\u003eThinkers of the East\u003c\/em\u003e contrasts sharply with the Western concept of the East as a place of theory without practice, or thought without action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's author, Idries Shah, says \"Without direct experience of such teaching, or at least a direct recording of it, I cannot see how Eastern thought can ever be understood\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780909072672,"sku":"9781784799151","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b63b5490740e3d889ea8bf3e2da48066.webp?v=1780539996","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thinkers-of-the-east-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}