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''Tales of the Dervishes'' was first published in 1967. Together with ''The Exploits of Mulla Nasrudin'', published the year before, it represented the first of several books of practical Sufi instructional materials to be released by Idries Shah. Shortly before he died, Shah stated that his books form a complete course that could fulfil the function he had fulfilled while alive. As such, ''Tales of the Dervishes'' can be read as part of a whole course of study. ==Summary== ''Tales of the Dervishes'' is a collection of stories, parables, legends and fables gathered from classical Sufi texts and oral sources spanning a period from the 7th to the 20th centuries. It introduced a 'genre' – the teaching story – to a contemporary readership familiar with the entertainment or moralistic values of such tales but unfamiliar with certain instrumental functions claimed for them. An author's postscript to each story offers a brief account of its provenance, use and place in Sufi tradition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tales of the Dervishes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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