num_pages: 136
description:  George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff is one of the most enigmatic figures of our time. He attracted legends as easily as disciples. But behind the Gurdjieff myth lies a solid corpus of thought, the importance of which is only now being generally recognized. At its heart was the idea of "the war against sleep", the fact that man, in Colin Wilson's words, is like "a grandfather clock driven by a watch-spring." This brilliant &amp; much praised examination of a psychologist &amp; teacher of genius has established itself as the most important &amp; accessible account for the general reader of Gurdjieff's life &amp; work. This edition has been revised &amp; expanded, providing the definitive introduction to the philosophy of Gurdjieff.
language: English
title: G.I. Gurdjieff: The War Against Sleep
titlecomplete: G.I. Gurdjieff: The War Against Sleep
characters: George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff
genres: Psychology, History, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, Esoterica, Occult, Biography, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 221
publisher: Aeon Books