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Shah, Idries, 1924-1996

LC control no.n 80039743
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPR9570.A33 S53
Personal name headingShah, Idries, 1924-1996
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Variant(s)Idries Shah, Sayed, 1924-1996
Idris Shah, Sayyid, 1924-1996
Hashimi, Idries Shah, 1924-1996
Idries Shah, 1924-1996
Shoḣ, Idris, 1924-1996
Shah, Idris, 1924-1996
Shakh, Idris, 1924-1996
See alsoDaraul, Arkon
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Associated countryIndia Great Britain England
Birth date1924-06-16
Death date1996-11-23
Place of birthSimla (India)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityMagic Witchcraft Sufism Psychology
AffiliationIdries Shah Foundation
Octagon Press
Profession or occupationAuthors Teachers
Found inHis Oriental magic, 1956: title page (Sayed Idries Shah)
Naqshbandiĭ tariqati, 1993: title page (Idris Shoḣ; Idris Shah; Idris Shakh)
The boy without a name, 2000: CIP title page (Idries Shah) publisher's information (died 1996)
Wikipedia, viewed July 20, 2018 (Idries Shah, born June 16, 1924 in Simla, British Punjab ; died November 23, 1996 in London, England ; also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition ; his early writings centred on magic and witchcraft ; in 1960 he established a publishing house, Octagon Press ; founded the Institute for Cultural Research, a London-based educational charity [later Idries Shah Foundation] ; subjects: Sufism, psychology)
Associated languageeng