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Author:
Sís, Peter, 1949- author.
Title:
Conference of the birds.
Publisher:
Penguin Books,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subject:
Birds.
Quests (Expeditions)
Mysticism.
Sufi poetry, Persian--Translations into English.
Sufism.
Allegories.
Translations.
Other Authors:
ʻAttār, Farīd al-Dīn, -approximately 1230. Mantiq al-tayr. English.
Notes:
Adaptation of the twelfth-century Persian epic poem The Conference of the Birds by Farid Ud-Din Attar.
Summary:
Presents an illustrated tale of thirty birds and their perilous journey through the seven valleys of Quest, Love, Understanding, Detachment, Unity, Amazement, and Death in a quest to find their true king, the Simorgh.
ISBN:
9780143124245 (paperback)
0143124242
OCLC:
(OCoLC)837179084
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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