Wisdom of the Idiots

In Idries Shahs Wisdom of the Idiots the idiots are Sufis called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically-knowledgeable. The exercise-stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose. On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological processes and the story becomes a working blueprint of those processes. Wisdom of the Idiots has been awarded many prizes including two gold medals one for being Best Book in conjunction with UNESCOs World Book Year.