The Conference of the Birds - Paperback
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The Conference of the Birds - Paperback
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by Farid Ud-Din Attar (Author), Afkham Darbandi (Translator), Dick Davis (Translator)
Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant works of Persian literature.
A marvelous, 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.Author Biography
Dick Davis is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.
Dick Davis is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.
Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN
Publication Date: July 03, 1984
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