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OverviewHow 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'. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Idries ShahPublisher: Octagon Press Ltd Imprint: Octagon Press Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.531kg ISBN: 9780863040368ISBN 10: 0863040365 Pages: 410 Publication Date: July 1991 Recommended Age: From 10 to 12 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |