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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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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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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140444346
eBay Product ID (ePID)88470333

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Book TitleThe Conference of the Birds
AuthorFarid Attar
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicIslam, Religious History, Poetry
Publication Year1984
Number of Pages304 Pages

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Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight180g

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Title_AuthorFarid Attar
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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