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Peter Avery and
Farid Al-Din Attar
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Islamic Text Society
Publication date
June 1, 1999
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780946621705
ISBN-10
0946621705
Dimensions
2 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.90 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$44.95
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Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Life of Muhammad | Alfarabi, The Political Writings | The Story of Layla and Majnun | Islamic Art and Spirituality | Ringstones of Wisdom | Rostam | The Conference of the Birds | Approaching the Qur'an | Averroes Tahafut Al-Tahafut
The Life of Muhammad | Alfarabi, The Political Writings | The Story of Layla and Majnun | Islamic Art and Spirituality | Ringstones of Wisdom | Rostam | The Conference of the Birds | Approaching the Qur'an | Averroes Tahafut Al-Tahafut
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Mantiqu't-Tair is one of the masterpieces of Persian literature of which a complete and annotated translation into English is here presented for the first time as The Speech of the Birds. The text revolves around the decision of the birds of the world to seek out a king. Their debilitating doubts and fears, the knowing counsel of their leader Hoopoe, and their choice of the Simurgh as a king, is in reality an allegory of the spiritual path of Sufism with its demands, its hazards and its infinite rewards. The poem contains many admonitory anecdotes and exemplary stories, including numerous references to some of the early Muslim mystics such as Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya, Abu Sa'id ibn Abi'l-Khair, Mansur al-Hallaj and Shibli, among others. In The Speech of the Birds, Peter Avery has not only given us a precise and moving translation, but also ample annotation providing much information to fill in what Attar would have expected his readers to know. The result is a fascinating insight into a remarkable aspect of Islam: the world of ecstatic love of the Persian mystics. The Speech of the Birds will be of interest to everyone who values great literature, as well as to all students of Persian and Sufism.
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from Islamic Text Society (June 1, 1999)
9780946621705 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 2.00 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $44.95
About: Mantiqu't-Tair is one of the masterpieces of Persian literature of which a complete and annotated translation into English is here presented for the first time as The Speech of the Birds.
About: Mantiqu't-Tair is one of the masterpieces of Persian literature of which a complete and annotated translation into English is here presented for the first time as The Speech of the Birds.
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