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The conference of the birds / Farid ud-Din Attar ; translated with an introduction by Afkham Darabandi and Dick Davis

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Penguin classicsPublication details: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1984Description: 234p ; 20cmISBN:
  • 9780140444346
  • 9780140444346
Uniform titles:
  • Mantiq al-tayr. English
Subject(s): Summary: This 12th century Persian work tells of the journey of the birds to visit King Simorgh, representing an allegory of the soul's search for unity with the divine. Sufic belief is that in such unity the distinction between self and the divine fall away.
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Includes biographical index

This 12th century Persian work tells of the journey of the birds to visit King Simorgh, representing an allegory of the soul's search for unity with the divine. Sufic belief is that in such unity the distinction between self and the divine fall away.

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