{"product_id":"9781784793616","title":"The Sufis: Index Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is Sufism?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book follows the Sufi principle of 'scatter' in answering this unanswerable question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt deliberately shies away from offering an ordered definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it throws out ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike fragments of light on dust particles, they reveal the shape of something intangible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither emotionalist nor academic, this book offers the closest thing a written work can to an experience of Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it came out in 1964 it was incredibly influential, attracting admirers such as Robert Graves (who wrote the introduction), Ted Hughes and Doris Lessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the most important modern book written on Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for any serious student of Sufi thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Isf Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46381424017649,"sku":"9781784793616","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781784793616_p0.jpg?v=1765244478","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784793616","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}