title: Religious and therapeutic elements in Sufi teaching stories.
abstract: Like the teaching stories of many other religions-the parables of Jesus, Zen koans, Hasidic tales-the stories of the Sufis, or Islamic mystics, offer important insights into the nature of religious experience and emotional well-being. This paper discusses the comments of selected Sufi tales on the basic structure of situations, non-rational or lateral problem-solving techniques, the process of consciousness-raising, and the experience of confronting unexpected reality.
authors.affiliation: Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: King