Tahir Shah and Jason Webster on Scheherazade, Rumi and the power of stories

https://www.sf.charity/ https://www.sf.charity/rumireadings In a wide-ranging conversation from the Caliph's House in Casablanca, Tahir Shah and Jason Webster of The Scheherazade Foundation talk about their work with stories, and forthcoming projects including the Rumi Readings publications, the World Story Bank, and re-establishing the College of Storytellers. 00:00 Intro 00:15 How the Scheherazade Foundation got its name 01:28 Psychology of Scheherazade and A Thousand & One Nights 02:40 History of A Thousand & One nights and similar frame stories 03:52 Idries Shah & the understanding of stories in the West 08:25 The College of Storytellers 15:15 The Rumi Readings series 25:05 Excitement; Idries Shah & the 'tekkia' 27:54 Morocco & how things are done 'differently' 31:10 Extraordinary people in Tahir's childhood 34:37 The healing capacity of stories 38:04 Bible stories; the Happiest Man in the World 42:48 Technology, hardship, the 'eternal' quality to A Thousand & One Nights 46:14 Nasrudin, Hatim al-Tai and tales that give hope and values 48:16 The World Story Bank, reseeding stories into society 51:50 The Odyssey 54:04 On hearing stories; the Tale of the Zen Archer 59:48 The Book of the Book & what the Foundation is trying to achieve