Idries Shah

Idries Shah (1924–1996) was an Afghan author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who devoted his life to collecting, translating, and adapting classical Sufi works for Western audiences.[1] His seminal work *The Sufis* (1964) and numerous other books on psychology, spirituality, and culture established him as one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century, with his writings regarded as an important bridge between Eastern and Western cultures.[1][2]

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