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The Conference of the Birds

By Attar, Farid Ud-Din

The Conference of the Birds Poetry

The Conference of the Birds

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A RICHLY-ILLUSTRATED MYSTICAL CLASSIC . NEW IN PAPERBACK. The Conference of the Birdsis a twelfth-century Sufi allegorical poem. The story of the quest for a king undertaken by the birds of the world, it also describes the Sufi (or mystical Islamic) path to enlightenment. Though hugely popular and influential in the Islamic world, the poem is still relatively unfamiliar in the West. In this edition, the poet Raficq Abdulla has reinterpreted key extracts to make the wisdom of Sufism accessible to the contemporary reader. Combining amusing anecdotes and satire with passages of great mystical beauty, the poem uses the birds journey to describe the stages of spiritual experience. This edition is richly illustrated with illuminations from Persian manuscripts.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
2013-03-01
Publication Date:
2013-03-01
Publisher:
Interlink Publishing Group Inc
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1566569354
ISBN13:
9781566569354
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
292 g
Height:
167 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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