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Edizioni Mediterranee

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Italian publishing house founded in Rome in 1953, specializing in esotericism and alternative publishing.

Last updated September 2, 2026

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Edizioni Mediterranee is an Italian publishing house founded in Rome in 1953 by Giovanni Canonico. It was created as the first independent Italian publishing house dedicated to esotericism and alternative publishing. The catalog includes books on esotericism, oriental philosophies, parapsychology, alchemy, occult sciences, alternative medicine, yoga, meditation, natural cures, martial arts, and sports.

History

Edizioni Mediterranee was founded in Rome in 1953 by Giovanni Canonico, who restructured the existing publishing house Mediterranea, active in the 1930s, and started a new venture. The first book on Yoga was published in 1955. The company was the first in Italy to translate and publish books by B.K.S. Iyengar and macrobiotic texts by Michio Kushi. In sports series, it was also the first in Italy to propose all martial arts disciplines, starting with karate by Augusto Basile in 1965.

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