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Octagon Press
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StatusDefunct (2014)
Founded1960
FounderIdries Shah
Country of originOctagon Press United Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
DistributionWorldwide
Nonfiction topicshumanities, cultural geography, literature, poetry, folklore, psychology, travel and philosophy
Official websiteOctagon Press (Archived)

Octagon Press was a cross-cultural publishing house based in London, UK. It was founded in 1960 by Sufi teacher, Idries Shah to establish the historical and cultural context for his ideas.[1] The company ceased trading in 2014.[2]

  1. ^ Staff. "Idries Shah – Grand Sheikh of the Sufis whose inspirational books enlightened the West about the moderate face of Islam (obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  2. ^ Staff (2014). "Octagon Press". Octagon Press. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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