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A Perfumed Scorpion
Hardcover
IslamGeneral Eastern Religions
ISBN13: 9781784793982
Publisher: Isf Pub
Published: Mar 10 2020
Pages: 226
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.63 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The 'perfuming of a scorpion', referred to by the great Sufi teacher Bahaudin, symbolizes hypocrisy and self-deception: both in the individual and in institutions. In A Perfumed Scorpion, Idries Shah directs attention to both the perfume and the scorpion - the overlay and the reality - in psychology, human behaviour and the learning process.
Crammed with illustrative anecdotes from contemporary life, the book is nevertheless rooted in the teaching patterns of Rumi, Hafiz, Jami, and many other great Oriental sages. It deals with the need for and the path to knowledge and information.
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