Conference of the birds

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"Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh.



Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the Simorgh bird. On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey, the birds soon express their reservations to their leader, the hoopoe. With eloquence and insight, however, the hoopoe calms their fears, using a series of riddling parables to provide guidance in the search for spiritual truth. By turns witty and profound, The Conference of the Birds transforms deep belief into magnificent poetry.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 29 maart 1984

Aantal pagina's: 240

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Farid Ud Attar

Tweede Auteur: Farid Ud-Din Attar

Co Auteur: Farid Ud-Din Attar

Hoofdillustrator: Kate Adamson

Hoofdredacteur: Afkham Darbandi

Tweede Redacteur: Dick Davis

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Classics

Eerste Vertaler: Raficq Abdulla

Tweede Vertaler: Dick Davis

Co Vertaler(s): Dick Davis

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 128 mm

Product hoogte: 14 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 122 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 27 mm

Verpakking lengte: 190 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 521 g

EAN: 9780140444346

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