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| Genre/Form: | Quelle Religious poetry Poetry Allegories Early works Early works to 1800 |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: ʻAṭṭār, Farīd al-Dīn, -approximately 1230. Conference of the birds. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1984 (OCoLC)1085905264 |
| Named Person: | Farīd-ad-Dīn ʿAṭṭār; Farīd-ad-Dīn ʻAṭṭār |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Farīd al-Dīn ʻAṭṭār; Dick Davis; Afkham Darbandi |
| ISBN: | 0140444343 9780140444346 |
| Language Note: | Translation of: Mantiq al-tayr. |
| OCLC Number: | 11915963 |
| Notes: | Translation of: Manṭiq al-ṭayr. "Biographical index": pages [230]-234. Beloit College notes: "Biographical index": p. [230]-234. |
| Description: | 234 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Contents: | The Conference of the Birds - Farid ud-Din Attar Translated with an Introduction by Afkham Darbandi and Dick DavisIntroductionThe Conference of the BirdsBiographical Index |
| Series Title: | Penguin classics. |
| Other Titles: | Manṭiq al-ṭayr. |
| Responsibility: | Farid ud-Din Attar ; translated with an introduction by Afkham Darbandi and Dick Davis. |
| Local System Bib Number: | u271041 |
Abstract:
"Mantiq al-tayr" (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30
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