World Tales III

The Food of Paradise and Other Stories

Idries Shah

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ISF Publishing
28 January 2020

Islamic & Arabic philosophy

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How can it be that the same story is found in Scotland and also in Pre-Columbian America? What can account for the durability and persistence of tales? Was the tale of Aladdin and his wondrous lamp really taken from Wales (where it has been found) to the ancient East and, if so, when and by whom?

These questions and more are answered in Idries Shah's remarkable volume World Tales, which is subtitled, 'The extraordinary coincidence of stories told in all times, in all places'. In his introduction, Shah remarks, 'Working for thirty-five years among the written and oral sources of our world heritage in tales, one feels a truly living element in them which is startlingly evident when one isolates the 'basic' stories; the ones which tend to have travelled farthest, to have featured in the largest number of classical collections, to have inspired great writers of the past and present'.

Volume 3: The Food of Paradise and Other Stories

The Brahmin's Wife and the Mongoose

The Magic Bag

Catherine's Fate

The Desolate Island

Gazelle Horn

Tom Tit Tot

The Silent Couple

Childe Rowland

The Tale of Mushkil Gusha

The Food of Paradise

The Lamb with the Golden Fleece

The Man with the Wen

The Skilful Brothers

The Algonquin Cinderella

By: Idries Shah
Imprint: ISF Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781784793739
ISBN 10: 1784793736
Pages: 142
Publication Date: 28 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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World Tales III

The Food of Paradise and Other Stories

Idries Shah

$17.95

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