Idries Shah who achieved prominence as an authority on Sufism is credited with popularizing the stories of which 13th folk figure of Turkey known for his wit and humor?
"tales from Shah's corpus as analogies of the habits of mind which prevented people from grasping the scientific method of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Bortoft's """" includes stories from ""Tales of the Dervishes"", ""The Exploits of the Incomparable Mullah Nasruddin"" and ""A Perfumed Scorpion"". Tales of the Dervishes Tales of the Dervishes was first published in 1967, and recently re-published by The Idries Shah Foundation in October 2016. 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. Like all releases"
"Abdal (1397–?), who is widely considered the founder of Alevi/Bektashi literature; and Pir Sultan Abdal (?–1560), whom many consider to be the pinnacle of that literature. The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich. Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition is the aforementioned Nasreddin (known as ""Nasreddin Hoca"", or ""teacher Nasreddin"", in Turkish), who is the central character of thousands of jokes. He generally appears as a person who, though seeming somewhat stupid to those who must deal with him, actually proves to have a special wisdom all his own: ""One"
"Idries Shah Idries Shah (; , ; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies. Born in India, the descendant of a family of Afghan nobles, Shah grew up mainly in England. His early writings centred on magic and witchcraft. In 1960 he established a publishing house, Octagon Press, producing translations of Sufi classics"
"The Idries Shah Foundation The Idries Shah Foundation (ISF) is an independent educational and cultural charity, set up by the family of the late thinker, writer, and teacher in the Sufi mystical tradition, Idries Shah, who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies. Based in London, England, the charity is primarily for the study, dissemination of knowledge, and promotion of Sufi arts, literature, culture and heritage, with special focus on the published works of Idries Shah. Printed books, ebooks and audiobooks are being made available by the foundation's publishing arm,"
"İncili Çavuş İncili Çavuş or Mustafa Çavuş was a figure of comic wisdom during the Ottoman era. He may possibly have been a real person. His birth date is not known. There are several theories about his birthplace. According to ""Kayseri Ansiklopedisi"", he was born in the village of Tırafşın, now called İncili of Tomarza District in Kayseri Province. His fıkras (jokes) were collected by Süleyman Tevfik (Zorluoğlu) at the first time in the early Republican period, 1923. According to Abdülbaki Gökpınarlı, Çavuş's treatise, that had been addressed to Sheikh ul-Islam at the time and written in both Arabic and"
"that literature. The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich. Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition is the aforementioned Nasreddin (known as ""Nasreddin Hoca"", or ""teacher Nasreddin"", in Turkish), who is the central character of thousands of stories of comical quality. He generally appears as a person who, though seeming somewhat stupid to those who must deal with him, actually proves to have a special wisdom all his own: ""One day, Nasreddin's neighbor asked him, ""Hoca, do you have any forty-year-old vinegar?""—""Yes, I do,"" answered Nasreddin.—""Can I have some?"" asked the"
"According to Cemil Asena's book ""Diyarbekir Tarihi ve Meşâhiri"", he died in 1632-33. However, sources were unclear on the exact date. İncili Çavuş İncili Çavuş or Mustafa Çavuş was a figure of comic wisdom during the Ottoman era. He may possibly have been a real person. His birth date is not known. There are several theories about his birthplace. According to ""Kayseri Ansiklopedisi"", he was born in the village of Tırafşın, now called İncili of Tomarza District in Kayseri Province. His fıkras (jokes) were collected by Süleyman Tevfik (Zorluoğlu) at the first time in the early Republican period, 1923. According"
"with Shah, even though he never had a chance to view the text in person. The scholarly consensus today is that the ""Jan-Fishan Khan"" manuscript was a hoax, and that the Graves/Ali-Shah translation was in fact based on a Victorian amateur scholar's analysis of the sources used by previous Rubaiyat translator Edward FitzGerald. Idries Shah Idries Shah (; , ; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three"
"and familiar people, ""mockery of social mores"" and criticism of officials, at times even the sultan, became the quintessence of their plays. Between the 16th and the 18th centuries, the ""meddah"" increased their influence in the society. They remained popular into the 20th century. However, the tradition of the ""meddah"" ended by the middle of the 20th century, with Sururi, active until the 1930s, being considered the last representative of this form of art. Whilst traditional story-telling weakened in Turkish society, the little function the ""meddah"" had was taken up by the ashik. Meddah Meddah is the name given to"
"Turkish folklore The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich, and is incorporated into everyday life and events. Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition is Nasreddin, (known as ""Nasreddin Hoca"", or ""teacher Nasreddin"", in Turkish), who is the central character of thousands of jokes. He generally appears as a person who, though seeming somewhat stupid to those who must deal with him, actually proves to have a special wisdom all his own: ""One day, Nasreddin's neighbor asked him, ""Teacher, do you have any forty-year-old vinegar?"" —""Yes, I do,"" answered Nasreddin.—""Can I"
"mystical tradition and the writer, thinker and Sufi teacher, Idries Shah, whose work he discovered in the 1960s, had had on his life. Zanetti said that for the past fifty years, since the age of nineteen, he had been interested and influenced by Sufism; that the impact of ""the Tradition"" on him had been immense, and that Idries Shah had put in context an ""enormous amount of knowledge"", of ""incredible depth"". He added that the full, cultural impact of the 's work in the tradition, including that of Zanetti's friend, film writer Arif Ali-Shah, will only become recognized and known"
"Ganiyev and also set in the Uzbekistan SSR. Nasreddin Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja () was a Seljuq satirical, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, present-day Turkey and died in 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey. He is considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or the butt of a joke. A Nasreddin story usually has a subtle humour and a pedagogic nature. The International Nasreddin"
"1956, and ""The Tale of Hodja Nasreddin: Disturber of the Peace"", 2009). The composer Shostakovich celebrated Nasreddin, among other figures, in the second movement (""Yumor"", ""Humor"") of his Symphony No. 13. The text, by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, portrays humor as a weapon against dictatorship and tyranny. Shostakovich's music shares many of the ""foolish yet profound"" qualities of Nasreddin's sayings listed above. The Graeco-Armenian mystic G. I. Gurdjieff often referred to ""our own dear Mullah Nasr Eddin"", also calling him an ""incomparable teacher"", particularly in his book ""Beelzebub's Tales"". Sufi philosopher Idries Shah published several collections of Nasruddin stories in English, and"
"of a whole course of study. Part of a series of books, ""The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin"" is a collection of anecdotes and jokes drawn from Middle Eastern folklore and the Sufi mystical tradition, which feature the populist Middle Eastern philosopher and wise fool, Mulla Nasrudin. Thousands of stories have been written around this popular folk character over the centuries, since his purported birth in the 13th century in what is now modern Turkey. Masters in the Sufi mystical tradition have used these anecdotes and jokes as teaching stories, as part of their pupils' training in wisdom. The"
"in for particular scrutiny. However, he also had many notable defenders, chief among them the novelist Doris Lessing. Shah came to be recognized as a spokesman for Sufism in the West and lectured as a visiting professor at a number of Western universities. His works have played a significant part in presenting Sufism as a form of spiritual wisdom approachable by individuals and not necessarily attached to any specific religion. Idries Shah was born in Simla, India, to an Afghan-Indian father, Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah, a writer and diplomat, and a Scottish mother, Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah. His family on"
"the reception of spiritual wisdom. Though Hafez is well known for his poetry, he is less commonly recognized for his intellectual and political contributions. A defining feature of Hafez' poetry is its ironic tone and the theme of hypocrisy, widely believed to be a critique of the religious and ruling establishments of the time. Persian satire developed during the 14th century, within the courts of the Mongol Period. In this period, Hafez and other notable early satirists, such as Ubayd Zakani, produced a body of work that has since become a template for the use of satire as a political"
"of Oghuz, or, as they were by this time termed, Turcoman tribesmen, who called themselves Ak-koyunlu established a dynasty that ruled eastern Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq and western Iran. The twelve stories that comprise the bulk of the work were written down after the Turks converted to Islam, and the heroes are often portrayed as good Muslims while the villains are referred to as infidels, but there are also many references to the Turks' pre-Islamic magic. The character Dede Korkut, i.e. ""Grandfather Korkut"", is a widely renowned soothsayer and bard, and serves to link the stories together, and the thirteenth chapter"
"and adds that “the shock troops of ISIS will one day depart and folk will need re-introducing to their cultural inheritance.” In order of re-publication: In order of re-publication: The Idries Shah Foundation The Idries Shah Foundation (ISF) is an independent educational and cultural charity, set up by the family of the late thinker, writer, and teacher in the Sufi mystical tradition, Idries Shah, who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies. Based in London, England, the charity is primarily for the study, dissemination of knowledge, and promotion of Sufi"
"second cemre falls to water between February 26–27. The third cemre falls to ground between 5–6 March. Turkish folklore The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich, and is incorporated into everyday life and events. Perhaps the most popular figure in the tradition is Nasreddin, (known as ""Nasreddin Hoca"", or ""teacher Nasreddin"", in Turkish), who is the central character of thousands of jokes. He generally appears as a person who, though seeming somewhat stupid to those who must deal with him, actually proves to have a special wisdom all his own: ""One day,"
"great classics of the past. 'People study Rumi and turn themselves into perfect replicas of 14th century people.' For classics to be of use, we need a Sufi to choose the parts that are still relevant, and put them into our context — to 'unlock' them."" Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humour Special Illumination: The Sufi Use Of Humour is a book by the writer Idries Shah published Octagon Press in 1977. Later editions were published in 1983, 1989 and 1997. Shortly before he died, Shah stated that his books form a complete course that could fulfil the function"
"the diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld. The Sufis The Sufis is one of the best known books on Sufism by the writer Idries Shah. First published in 1964 with an introduction by Robert Graves, it introduced Sufi ideas to the West in a format acceptable to non-specialists at a time when the study of Sufism had largely become the reserve of Orientalists. 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, ""The Sufis"" can be read as part of a whole course of study."
"Nasreddin Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja () was a Seljuq satirical, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir Province, present-day Turkey and died in 13th century in Akşehir, near Konya, a capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, in today's Turkey. He is considered a populist philosopher and wise man, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. He appears in thousands of stories, sometimes witty, sometimes wise, but often, too, a fool or the butt of a joke. A Nasreddin story usually has a subtle humour and a pedagogic nature. The International Nasreddin Hodja festival is celebrated between the 5th and"
"Sufis"". He notes that the introduction by popular poet, novelist, critic and classicist, Robert Graves helped get the book noticed, and Shah had the support of American psychologist Robert Ornstein and award-winning author Doris Lessing. More recently, historian William Dalrymple has also expressed his debt to Shah's works, as has ""The Guardian"" columnist and author Oliver Burkeman. Twigger writes that though Shah died in 1996, The Idries Shah Foundation carries the work on. He is of the opinion that “ironically, the original material Shah brought from the Oriental world has been persecuted to extinction in many regions of the East,”"
"the 13th century Anatolian mystic folk poet Yunus Emre, Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes (with Metin And), Suleiman the Magnificent - Poet, Turkish Legends and Folk poems, Tales of Nasreddin Hodja, and others. His 1984 book on Celalettin Rumi preceded and contributed to the wave of Rumi enthusiasm in the United States in the 1990s. His books on Rumi, Nasrettin Hoca, and Turkish Legends books are widely available throughout Turkey. He also published books featuring selections from the work of Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Orhan Veli Kanık, Sait Faik Abasıyanık, and Melih Cevdet Anday. His renditions of three Turkish plays (I,"
"that we need the Sufis' moderate and flexible thinking to counter polemics and fanaticism in all its forms. Note: ISBNs refer to the original paperback editions, published by Octagon Press. For current ISBNs, see The Idries Shah Foundation. The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin is a book by the writer Idries Shah, It consists of jokes and anecdotes involving the wise fool of Middle Eastern folklore, Mulla Nasrudin. Published by Octagon Press in 1966, the book was re-released in paperback, ebook and audiobook editions by The Idries Shah Foundation in 2014 and"
"of these mythological figures can be found in other cultures, like the Simurgh and Kaveh the Blacksmith in the broader Iranian Mythology, and stories of Shahmaran throughout Anatolia. Additionally, stories can be purely entertaining, or have an educational or religious aspect. Perhaps the most widely reoccurring element is the fox, which, through cunningness and shrewdness triumphs over less intelligent species, yet often also meets his demise. Another common theme in Kurdish folklore is the origin of a tribe. Storytellers would perform in front of an audience, sometimes consisting of an entire village. People from outside the region would travel to"
"Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humour Special Illumination: The Sufi Use Of Humour is a book by the writer Idries Shah published Octagon Press in 1977. Later editions were published in 1983, 1989 and 1997. 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, ""Special Illumination"" can be read as part of a whole course of study. ""Special Illumination"" was the phrase used by Jalaludin Rumi to stress the importance of humour in relation to mystical experience; 'If you want special illumination look"
"orally to him and his contemporaries. This strictly oral tradition continued for a long while. Following the Mongolian invasion of Anatolia facilitated by the Sultanate of Rûm's defeat at the 1243 Battle of Köse Dağ, Islamic mystic literature thrived in Anatolia, and Yunus Emre became one of its most distinguished poets. Poems of Sultan Yunus Emre — despite being fairly simple on the surface — evidence his skill in describing quite abstruse mystical concepts in a clear way. He remains a popular figure in a number of countries, stretching from Azerbaijan to the Balkans, with seven different and widely dispersed"
"course of study. Part of a series of books, ""The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin"" is a collection of teaching stories, anecdotes and jokes drawn from Middle Eastern folklore and the Sufi mystical tradition, which feature the populist Middle Eastern philosopher and wise fool, Mulla Nasrudin. Thousands of stories have been written around this popular folk character over the centuries, since his purported birth in the 13th century in what is now modern Turkey. Douglas Hill, Literary Editor of the socialist ""Tribune"" weekly magazine, wrote in 1969 that ""The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin"" contained “a great deal"
"Dede is the symbol of cold. In Turkey, he is well known in modern times, Ay Dede is popular amongst children due to tales being told about him. The mythology is more common amongst Central Asian Turks, such as Altaians and Yakuts, who still have populations who actively practice Tengrism. Notably, in the ""Epic of Oghuz Khan"", Ay Tanrı also is mentioned as the father of Oghuz Khan, even though that part remains somewhat unclear. It's also notable Oghuz Khan's second son was named Ayhan (Ay Khan, ""moon khan""). From ancient times, the Turkic people believed that humans had secret"
"of adventure, as well as more serious works on Sufism, Islam and Asian politics. He hoped that Sufism might ""form a bridge between the Western and the Eastern ways of thinking""; familiar with both cultures, much of his life and writing was devoted to furthering greater cross-cultural understanding. Ikbal Ali Shah fathered three children, all of whom became notable writers themselves; his son Idries Shah became particularly well known and acclaimed as a writer and teacher of Sufism in the West. When Ikbal Ali Shah's wife died in 1960, he moved from Britain to Morocco, spending the last decade of"
"dating from around the dawn of the 11th century. Complicating matters somewhat is the fact that Köroğlu is also the name of a poet of the ""aşık""/""ozan"" tradition. The folk poetry tradition in Azerbaijani literature, as indicated above, was strongly influenced by the Islamic Sufi and Shi'a traditions. Furthermore, as partly evidenced by the prevalence of the still existent ""aşık""/""ozan"" tradition, the dominant element in Turkic folk poetry has always been song. The development of folk poetry in Turkic —which began to emerge in the 13th century with such important writers as Yunus Emre, Sultan Veled, and Şeyyâd Hamza—was given"
"was popularized by Turkish author Nihal Atsız. Atsız told about the Jiesheshuai event and the name Kürşat to his colleague (later opponent) Sabahattin Ali who in 1936 wrote a play named ""Esirler"" (Captives) based on Jiesheshuai. But it was not an epic play and Kürşat was portrayed as a desperate lover. Nihal Atsız criticized the play and decided to use the name in one of his novels. Kürşat was mentioned in his 1946 epic novel named ""Bozkurtların Ölümü"" (The death of Grey Wolves). In Turkic mythology The ""wolf"" symbolizes honor and is also considered the mother of most Turkic peoples"