Empire's Son, Empire's Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah by Nile Green

Empire's Son, Empire's Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah

Nile Green

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nonfiction historical
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Claiming to come from Afghanistan, Ikbal and Idries Shah convinced spies, poets, orientalists, diplomats, occultists, hippies, and even a prime minister that they held the keys to understanding the Muslim world. Gambling with the currency of cultu...

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