# Tales of the Dervishes

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- Book: [Tales of the Dervishes](https://www.bookquiver.com/idries-shah/tales-of-the-dervishes) ([Tales of the Dervishes.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/idries-shah/tales-of-the-dervishes.md))
- Authors: [Idries Shah](https://www.bookquiver.com/idries-shah)
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- ISBN: 978-01-4019-358-9
- Pages: 224
- Published: 1993-10-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Dervish tales are more than fable, legend, or folklore. For centuries dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these teaching stories, which are said to increase perception and knowledge...